Takudziridzwa Nyama
A 29 year old Chipinge man Felix Maphosa, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing his 47 year old wife after discovering that she was taking birth control pills without his knowledge.
Maphosa was convicted at Chipinge Magistrate Court and was remanded in custody to the 17th of January 2025 and was advised to apply for bail at the high court.
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe states that a domestic dispute arose between Maphosa and his now deceased wife after Maphosa discovered birth control pills that were being taken by the now deceased without his knowledge.
The dispute escalated and Maphosa struck the now deceased on the head thrice with an iron bar. He went on to hit a nail into the now-deceased chest with a hammer. Maphosa went to a beer hall, returned on the following morning and found her dead.