Paul Pindani in CHINHOYI
GORY details of how an ex-prison officer stabbed and killed his wife and their pregnant daughter, in a double murder case which shook Kadoma, have emerged in the High Court.
Albert Namurokosi has been jailed for 50 years by Justice Manyangadze at the Chinhoyi High Court.
He was sentenced to 25 years in jail for each of the two counts of murder.
His late wife, Cynthia Namukorosi, was 45 at the time he killed her.
His late daughter, Takudzwa Namukorosi, 23, was eight months pregnant.
The court heard that Albert was angered by his wife’s decision to report him to authorities for domestic violence, which led to his arrest on May 2, this year.
Albert spent the night detained in police cells in Kadoma after he was arrested in the wake of the domestic violence case.
Cynthia then fled their home and sought refuge at her daughters’ house.
When he was released from custody, Albert followed her there and murdered both his wife and pregnant daughter. The State was represented by Review Nikisi. ikisi told the court that Albert and Cynthia’s marriage had been rocked by some challenges.
He said Cynthia sought refuge at her daughter’s home at House No 929 Victory Park, Kadoma, where Takudzwa stayed with her young family.
The court heard that on May 3, at around 1:30pm, Albert followed her and broke into his daughter’s house.
The State said Albert then stabbed Takudzwa with a knife.
She managed to flee from the house through the kitchen door.
Albert pursued her and stabbed her again on the shoulder.
He also warned Tracy Dangaiso, a neighbour, not to intervene.
When Cynthia asked her husband why he was attacking their daughter, he stabbed her once on the neck.
She died on the spot.
The body of her daughter Takudzwa was found behind the house.
Albert fled from the scene.
He turned himself in at a police station and he was arrested and charged for the double homicide.
On May 8, a post-mortem examination concluded that Takudzwa died due to haemotharax, lung laceration and a stab wound in the back.
Albert told the court that his marriage was being rocked by challenges in the past five years.
He said the problems started after he sired a child outside his marriage and subsequently there had been issues of infidelity involving his late wife.
He said a case of domestic violence on May 2, resulted in him spending the night in cells at Ingezi Police base.
The next day he went on his murderous rampage.
