Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A man from Glen Norah, Harare, was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife in the early hours of Christmas morning following a violent domestic dispute over the late preparation of supper.
The victim, Levy Mautsa, a kombi driver, died from multiple knife wounds sustained during a confrontation that began late on Christmas Eve.
His wife, whose name has not been released, remains at large as police continue their manhunt.
Harare provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, said the altercation started when Mautsa became upset that supper had not been prepared on time. Said Insp. Chakanza:
“Circumstances indicate that a domestic dispute arose between the deceased and his wife over the late preparation of supper.
“It is alleged that Mautsa assaulted her with open hands and damaged her cellphone.”
A neighbour, Blessing Chengeti, intervened around midnight after the couple’s fight spilt from their room to a spot near his door. This temporarily calmed the situation.
The pair then returned to their room, but the violence escalated several hours later.
Inspector Chakanza said the wife later called a workmate and told him that she had attacked Mautsa.
In a distressed phone call, she confessed to stabbing her husband three times with a kitchen knife and urged the workmate to check on him before she fled the scene.
When police arrived, they found Mautsa’s body with deep cuts to his left shoulder, neck, and back.
A kitchen knife, believed to be the murder weapon, was recovered from the garden outside the home.
Inspector Chakanza said the body was taken to Sally Mugabe Central Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Police are appealing to the public for any information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect as their investigation continues.
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