Man kills married lover with axe, burns body

A man identified as Coster Masita from Nkanyi in South Africa allegedly axed his married girlfriend before setting the body on fire in a bedroom hut over a yet to be established issue.

Police sources said Masina allegedly axed Ms . Sophie Mpande several times in the head , shoulder and back causing her instant death on Saturday.

Villagers told investigators that Masina and Ms . Mpande were known love birds in Chief Sivalo area .

Masina was reportedly staying at the deceased homestead near the Nkanyi rural district Council clinic and she had introduced him as a domestic worker to her husband .

The incident happened in the early hours of saturday , Mpande ’ s 16 years old daughter Simoeshile Mguni , heard her mother screaming and rushed to check but the suspect threatened to kill her.

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The girl rushed to seek help from neighbours who arrived a few minutes later and found the hut on fire and Masina had disappeared , ” said the source.

The source said villagers followed Masina ’ s footprints which led them to his homestead in a neighbouring village. However he was not at home, Masina allegedly informed his mother and Uncle that he killed someone .

The family discovered that he had left a suicide note behind.
Police spokesperson for Matabeleland North province inspector Siphiwe Makonese is yet to confirm the matter .

( Chronicle)

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