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Mahedzani Nhamo.

Woman (48) stabbed to death at home

 

A cloud of sadness is still hanging around the Makugwi village in Nzhelele, where the 31-year-old Mahedzani Nhamo allegedly stabbed and killed his 48-year-old wife in cold blood last Saturday night.

The victim, Ms Tambedzani Moyo, died at the scene. The couple are residents of Zimbabwe and were working at a local brickyard in the village.

W/O Lazarus Netshidzati, the spokesperson for the Mphephu police, confirmed the incident. He said that when the police arrived at the scene, they found the victim lying on the ground in a pool of blood. "According to the police reports, the two were both drunk at the time of the incident. It is said that the accused, Nhamo, had had a fight with his wife, whom he had previously told to stop drinking. After seeing that she was drunk that night, he allegedly started fighting with her," he said.

Netshidzati added that the man had then allegedly stabbed and killed the victim. According to Netshidzati, the accused was arrested and charged with murder. The incident occurred at around 22:00.

Nhamo briefly appeared before the Dzanani Magistrate's Court on Monday and the case was postponed.

 

Date:30 July 2012

By: Peter Muthambi

Peter Muthambi graduated from the University of Venda with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies. He started writing stories for Limpopo Mirror as well as national papers in 2006. He loves investigative journalism and is also a very keen photographer.

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