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Abusive man kills wife, buries body on riverbank
11 Oct 2014 at 06:42hrs | Views
32-YEAR-OLD Chrispen Tiyayo, of Sungai Village, Masvingo, allegedly killed his 19-year-old South African wife, Mashudu Chishikau, and secretly buried her body on a riverbank.
He was jailed for 22-years after he was convicted of the murder of his wife with constructive intent.
Tiyayo allegedly got angry after contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STI) which he blamed on his wife's infidelity.
Passing sentence, Justice Bere said while the court considered that Tiyayo is young and was provoked by his wife due to her alleged philandering, the court did not lose sight of the fact that she died in a cruel manner.
Prosecutors said in early July 2013, Chishikau stayed with her mother-in-law, Margret Tiyayo.
She left the homestead and went to one Alestina Chekenyere's home intending to return some clothes that she had taken the previous day.
On her way back, the court heard, Chishikau passed through one Tendai Murambi's homestead and narrated how her mother-in-law was ill-treating her.
The court heard that Murambi and Chekenyere decided to take Chishikau to Constable Godfrey Tonhodzai's homestead in the same village.
"While at Tonhodzai's homestead where she wanted to report her case, she was left in the care of Crescenzia Chihangasale, the wife of the police constable. Tiyayo, who was away when Chishikau left home, then arrived and found his wife not present," said Tinayeshe Matenga prosecuting.
When informed that she was at the police constable's homestead, Tiyavo came to collect her, where he attacked and forced her to go home.
On July 9, Tiyayo woke up and advised Chishikau that they were going to her home but after travelling for about 20km, he took a whip and assaulted Chishikau until she fell unconscious and subsequently died on the spot.
Tiyavo took the body and buried it along Mutozi River before going back home where he behaved as if nothing had happened and did not tell anyone about the death.
After realising that Chishikau had taken long before returning home, the village head Conizio Tsigo informed a police officer who opened a missing person's report.
The court heard that Tiyavo was subsequently arrested at his grandmother's homestead.
On July 17, Chishikau's body was discovered by Wellington Chikeya of the same village in a thick forest on the banks of the Mutozi River.
He was jailed for 22-years after he was convicted of the murder of his wife with constructive intent.
Tiyayo allegedly got angry after contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STI) which he blamed on his wife's infidelity.
Passing sentence, Justice Bere said while the court considered that Tiyayo is young and was provoked by his wife due to her alleged philandering, the court did not lose sight of the fact that she died in a cruel manner.
Prosecutors said in early July 2013, Chishikau stayed with her mother-in-law, Margret Tiyayo.
She left the homestead and went to one Alestina Chekenyere's home intending to return some clothes that she had taken the previous day.
On her way back, the court heard, Chishikau passed through one Tendai Murambi's homestead and narrated how her mother-in-law was ill-treating her.
The court heard that Murambi and Chekenyere decided to take Chishikau to Constable Godfrey Tonhodzai's homestead in the same village.
"While at Tonhodzai's homestead where she wanted to report her case, she was left in the care of Crescenzia Chihangasale, the wife of the police constable. Tiyayo, who was away when Chishikau left home, then arrived and found his wife not present," said Tinayeshe Matenga prosecuting.
When informed that she was at the police constable's homestead, Tiyavo came to collect her, where he attacked and forced her to go home.
On July 9, Tiyayo woke up and advised Chishikau that they were going to her home but after travelling for about 20km, he took a whip and assaulted Chishikau until she fell unconscious and subsequently died on the spot.
Tiyavo took the body and buried it along Mutozi River before going back home where he behaved as if nothing had happened and did not tell anyone about the death.
After realising that Chishikau had taken long before returning home, the village head Conizio Tsigo informed a police officer who opened a missing person's report.
The court heard that Tiyavo was subsequently arrested at his grandmother's homestead.
On July 17, Chishikau's body was discovered by Wellington Chikeya of the same village in a thick forest on the banks of the Mutozi River.
Source - Chronicle
