Mufakose child killer Thomas Nyamhunga arrested in...

Mufakose child killer Thomas Nyamhunga arrested in Waterfalls

Zim Now Writer

Thomas Nyamhunga from Mufakose, who was on the run after stabbing his girlfriend’s two minor children, was yesterday arrested at a house in Retreat, Waterfalls.

Nyamhunga fled on Sunday night after allegedly killing Emmanuel Tinenyasha Mauka, 5, and attempting to murder Andile Tawananyasha Mauka, 8, who is currently admitted at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital with serious injuries.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said Nyamhunga is expected to appear in court soon.

“He was arrested at a house in Waterfalls where he had gone into hiding. Police raided the house at around 3am, leading to the arrest of the suspect, who is in custody and assisting with investigations”.

On Monday, Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Luckmore Chakanza said the mother and the three children were staying at the house where the stabbings occurred.

He said the mother and Nyamhunga were in a relationship for almost two years but were not staying together.

On Sunday morning, Nyamhunga went to the house and his girlfriend then left him at her house with her children and went to Ngezi to watch a soccer match between Dynamos and Ngezi Platinum, said Insp Chakanza.

It is alleged that the two later spoke over the phone and had a disagreement.

At about 8.30pm, when the mother had yet to return from Ngezi, Nyamhunga went to bed and slept in the same room with the boy while the two sisters slept on the floor.

Investigations revealed that a few minutes later, Nyamhunga stabbed Andile in the neck with a kitchen knife and she screamed before running away from the room to another tenant’s room.

Other tenants went into the room and found Nyamhunga gone after he had stabbed Emmanuel to death.

“No sound was produced by the deceased during the act but blood could be seen coming from the neck and one fingertip was completely cut from the hand and was seen on the side of the body, an indication that the accused cut the finger with a knife,” Insp Chakanza said.

Nyamhunga dropped his Itel A56 Pro cellphone near the gate of the house and it was found by neighbours. The last message was sent to his wife at around 8.16pm with unprintable words.

Police attended the scene and also visited Nyamhunga’s house but they could not locate him while his wife was said to have gone to her rural home to attend a wedding.