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Man stabs wife, son aged 5, to death with okapi knife

Hands himself over to the police to face murder crimes

By Staff Reporter

In a sad incident, a 29-year-old Marondera man stabbed his wife and son, aged 5, to death following a domestic dispute he had with his now late partner.

Police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi revealed the incident in a statement detailing many more gender violence cases involving married couples killing each other for different reasons.

Nyathi said the double murder incident occurred on Sunday 21 July 2024 at around 8.30PM.

“Ezekiel Chibvongodze (29) stabbed his wife, Mitchel Evelyn Katakwe (25) and his son, Tawana Chibvongodze (5), with an okapi knife at a house in Nyameni, Marondera.

“The suspect allegedly had a misunderstanding over an undisclosed issue.

“After committing the offence, the suspect fled from the scene and later handed himself over to the Police on 22nd July 2024 for the due processes of the law to take its course.”

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