TRENCH HORROR KILLING: ‘Disrespectful’ umakorokoza slain

Arron Nyamayaro A 46-year-old woman allegedly stabbed and killed her husband following a dispute, in which he allegedly accused her of infidelity, at the couple’s home in Highfield Western Triangle, Harare. Yona Mazenge allegedly stabbed Norest Nyamukusa, 44, using a kitchen knife. Police say Nyamukusa appeared drunk when he returned home at about 11pm that fateful night. She called her daughter and informed her about the incident before ferrying Nyamukusa to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. National police spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, confirmed the case saying Mazenge is now facing murder charges. “Police arrested a Highfield woman for allegedly killing her husband in a domestic violence case. “Circumstances are that on the July 27, 2026, at around 2300 hours, the now deceased came to his place of residence drunk and started shouting at his wife, accusing her of infidelity. “A fist fight broke out between the two. “In the midst of the fight, the accused was reported to have stabbed the now deceased once on the right side of the chest, using a kitchen knife. “The now deceased fell to the ground and became unconscious.” Comm Nyathi added: “He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital. “The body of the now deceased is at Sally Mugabe mortuary awaiting post mortem and investigations are continuing.”

B-Metro Reporter

BULAWAYO police are on the hunt for a man known only as Bhaks Nyathi after a 19-year-old artisanal miner was stabbed to death in a trench in the early hours of Thursday.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident.

“Police in Bulawayo are investigating a murder case of Freddy Masina, a male adult aged 19 of Mantoni Village, Nkayi, who was murdered at Gonka Mine, Umguza.”
According to police, the killing occurred around 2AM on 14 August 2025 when Masina, Nyathi, and two other men were sleeping in a two-metre-deep trench.

“The informant was awakened by a groaning sound which was made by the now deceased, Freddy Masina. The accused person then jumped out of the trench saying he cannot be disrespected by a small boy and he ran away,” said Insp Msebele.
The witness discovered Masina had been stabbed with an unknown sharp object, suffering cuts to the chin, neck, and under the ear. Blood was “oozing from the stabbed wounds, mouth and nose.”

Police say Nyathi, a former mine employee who returned as “an illegal artisanal miner” without being on the registers, fled the scene and is still at large.
“We urge members of the public to desist from use of violence when solving their disputes so as to avoid such incidents,” said Insp Msebele.

“Police are appealing to the members of the public with information that may lead to the arrest of the accused person to come forward and report to the nearest police station.”
Masina’s body was taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals mortuary for postmortem.