Masimba Junior Mutodza<\/p>\n
A man from Bulawayo has been sentenced to two life sentences after he killed his in-laws.<\/p>\n
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, Tafirei Ndlovu, on April 14, 2022, murdered his father-in-law, Xolani Mpofu, and mother-in-law, Sibalungele Ncube.<\/p>\n
He appeared before the Bulawayo High Court, where he was found guilty of two counts of cold-blooded murder committed in Plumtree.<\/p>\n
The court heard that the offences were committed under aggravating circumstances, noting that the murders were premeditated and involved gratuitous violence.<\/p>\n
Ndlovu, acting in concert with an accomplice, Kudzani Mathukuthu (who remains at large), murdered his in-laws.<\/p>\n
The victims were savagely assaulted with axes before being dragged into a kitchen hut, which was then set alight.<\/p>\n
The harrowing incident unfolded around 2 am and was witnessed by Nomusa Nyoni, Ndlovu’s wife and the daughter of the deceased.<\/p>\n
Ndlovu’s wife had left their marital home in Botswana in April 2022 after 13 years of marriage due to marital problems, returning to her parents’ home.<\/p>\n
On April 13, 2022, Ndlovu contacted his mother-in-law, claiming he wanted to reconcile with his wife and in-laws.<\/p>\n
However, he arrived in the dead of night and committed the heinous murders.<\/p>\n
He then kidnapped his wife, forcing her to cross back illegally into Botswana.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, she managed to alert border police on patrol and informed them of her kidnapping and her parents’ murders.<\/p>\n
Ndlovu and his accomplice attempted to flee, but he was apprehended, though his co-accused managed to escape.<\/p>\n
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