Woman tortured to death by husband for cheating

Zim Now Writer

A 41-year-old man from Chihobvu village under chief Saunyama in Nyanga tortured his wife to death after the wife admitted to cheating.

The accused person appeared before the Nyanga Magistrates’ court facing murder charges as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23.

It is the State’s case that on May 28, 2024, the accused person got home and retired to bed together with his wife Penelope Yeukai Nyabanga.

Later that evening, the accused person was alerted by a cellphone ringing outside their bedroom, prompting him to investigate.

He saw an unknown male person who upon sight, ran away. This led the accused person to harbour suspicions of infidelity against his wife.

When he confronted his wife, she denied the allegations and he slapped her thrice in the face.

She confessed and showed him where she used to have sexual relations with her boyfriend. She also led him to a broken-down motor vehicle where she showed him unused condoms.

The accused person picked up a log and ordered her to lie on the ground facing down.

He assaulted her several times on the body and went on to pour water on her at intervals.

He allegedly assaulted her for an hour before he took her inside the bedroom and placed her on the cold floor before she eventually died.