BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
A 29-year-old Lupane man allegedly butchered his girlfriend to death after he accused her of being unfaithful before fleeing the scene.
According to Lupane police memo, the victim identified as Nobuhle Ndlovu (23) was struck and killed on Friday by Vusumuzi Ngwenya of Mupanidziva village in Tsholotsho.
The deceased’s body was discovered by her aunt, whom she had been sleeping with in the same hut as the accused sneaked in around 1am and struck her with an axe on the head.
“On 06/01/23 at about 1am, the now deceased Nobuhle Ndlovu, a female aged 23 years of Agnes Sibanda’s homestead Phakamani village under Chief Mabhikwa was struck once on the head with an axe by his boyfriend, Vusimuzi Ngwenya,” police statement read.
“Circumstances are that on 05/01/23 at about 9pm, the now deceased and her aunt Anna Ncube, a female aged 35 years want to put up for the night in the bedroom hut and the accused person went to sleep in the kitchen since he was having some misunderstanding with the deceased over extra marital affairs.
“On 06/01/23 at about 1am, Anna Ncube awoke and discovered that the now deceased had an axe stuck on her head and was already dead,”
Police said upon discovering, Ncube proceeded to the kitchen hut to awaken the deceased’s boyfriend and found that he had already ran away.
“She then alerted some villagers who then contacted Thubani Ncube of Thuthukani village who is a member of the neighbourhood watch committee who informed the police about the incident over the phone.”
The scene was reportedly attended by the Investigations Department and It was observed that the deceased had an axe stuck on the head with blood.
No other injuries were noted.
Her body was the referred to United Bulawayo Hospitals post mortem.
According to police sources, the accused was apprehended on Tuesday while in hiding in Bulawayo.