A broken-hearted Gweru woman has been charged with murder in a fit of rage after killing her husband’s mistress.
After returning home from an all-night prayer, Stacy Thokozani Mkandla (34) caught her husband Tafadzwa Emmanuel Munyoro in bed with his girlfriend Brightness Phiri (27).
Because the betrayal was unforgivable and her pain was intolerable, she killed the n@ked Brightness with a vicious knife attack in an attempt to exact revenge.
Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, a spokesman for the Midlands Provincial Police, stated that the murder happened in Mkoba 14 on Saturday at around four in the morning.
Brightness was attacked by Stacy, a different woman, who discovered her in bed with her husband. She later died from many stab wounds.
“Stacy had left her husband Tafadzwa alone at home the day before at around 7 p.m. to attend an all-night prayer.
She went straight to their bedroom after unlocking the door at roughly 4 a.m., which was earlier than normal.
“She discovered the now-deceased with Tafadzwa in bed. She grabbed a knife from the kitchen, but her husband retaliated by taking the knife and leaving the bedroom.
The two women stayed inside, and it is said that the suspect got hold of another knife and repeatedly stabbed the now-deceased.
“The deceased fled away nude after managing to scale the wall. But at the next street, she passed away and slumped,” reported Inspector Mahoko.
He claimed that Brightness was discovered with four stab wounds, and that the Gweru Provincial Hospital received her body.
After turning herself in to the authorities, Stacy was placed under arrest.
Inspector Mahoko reaffirmed the police’s requests that individuals seek counselling rather than enforcing the law on their own when confronted with dire circumstances.
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