🇿🇼Zimbabwe Hub 📰🗞️NEWS
🇿🇼Zimbabwe Hub 📰🗞️NEWS
February 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
*2 married women killed by their husbands for having sex with their boyfriends* Also Read Below: *Slain Woman’s Body Dumped At Lover’s House* https://chat.whatsapp.com/ByaUqWcvaJc2HV53RXYZVx A Bindura man is in police custody after allegedly murdering his wife in a fit of jealous rage, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, has confirmed. The shocking incident occurred on February 12, 2025, at a house in Woodbrooke, Chiwaridzo, Bindura, plunging the community into mourning. Justice Pondani, 34, stands accused of attacking his wife, Grace Chareka, also 34, after reportedly discovering her in a compromising position with another man, believed to be her lover. Commissioner Nyathi detailed the gruesome events: “Police in Bindura arrested Justice Pondani (34) for a case of murder which occurred on February 12, 2025, at a house in Woodbooke, Chiwaridzo in Bindura. The suspect attacked his wife Grace Chareka (34) by pushing her head several times against the wall after allegedly finding her with a boyfriend. The victim died on the spot.” The tragic death of Grace Chareka has sent ripples of grief and disbelief through the community, highlighting the devastating consequences of domestic disputes and infidelity. Man Jailed for Killing Pregnant Wife Meanwhile, justice has been served in a 2016 murder case, with Tsoanelo Sibanda, 39, sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Bulawayo High Court for the murder of his wife, Letshani Ndlovu, 38, who was seven months pregnant at the time of her death. The court heard that the tragic incident occurred on May 18, 2016, in Ntalale, Guyu, Matabeleland South. The couple became embroiled in a heated argument fuelled by allegations of infidelity. In a fit of uncontrollable rage, Sibanda pursued Letshani and struck her twice with a stone—once on the head and once on the left ear—leaving her unconscious and bleeding profusely. Letshani tragically succumbed to her injuries before she could reach a hospital. Teenage Son Kills Father in Nyanga In a separate incident, police in Nyanga are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Tazvionesa Chitehwe, 47, who was allegedly murdered by his Form Four student son on February 13, 2025, at Nyamugafata Village. The young suspect reportedly struck his father on the head with an axe following a heated argument. The dispute arose after the son had spent two days away from home without informing his father of his whereabouts. The investigation is ongoing as authorities seek to determine the full sequence of events leading to this tragic patricide. *Slain Woman’s Body Dumped At Lover’s House* In a dramatic act that left Kwekwe’s Mbizo residents shocked, relatives of a slain woman, Ms Anna Matambo, dumped her body on the verandah of her boyfriend’s residence in protest. The boyfriend allegedly axed her to death at their lodgings in Mbizo 13 suburb on February 10 and is on the run. Last Thursday, Ms Matambo’s relatives dumped the body at the boyfriend’s house in Mbizo 15 but later collected the body and proceeded to Gutu where she was buried. We are Ignite Media Zimbabwe. The relatives said the temporary dumping of the body was meant to leave the avenging spirit of the deceased at the boyfriend’s place. The deceased’s uncle Mr Phillip Chidhakwa confirmed the incident. He said that they took the deceased’s body to the murder supect’s house to bid her spirit farewell before burial in Gutu as per their traditional custom. “Anna Matambo was my niece, my sister’s daughter. She was murdered by her boyfriend and I was called on Sunday evening and informed about her death,” he said. Mr Chidhakwa, who stays in Chegutu, said he was told that Matambo had been axed by her boyfriend in Mbizo, Kwekwe. According to Mr Chidhakwa, Ms Matambo’s three children, aged 13, 11, and 9 witnessed the brutal murder. “The three children witnessed their mother being struck three times with an axe on the head and she died on the spot,” said Mr Chidhakwa. Midlands Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said police were not aware of the murder case. *Chronicle*

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