31/05/2026
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Chasefu man kills ex wife after finding her having s*x with boyfriend
A 24-YEAR-OLD woman of Chasefu District in Eastern Province has been axed to death by her 24 year old ex-husband after he found her with another man in the bush.
It was reported that the incident occurred on Friday at around 22:00 hours.
Eastern Province police commanding officer, Robertson Mweemba confirmed to that Moses Chirwa hacked Bafiske Nkhata of Zakeyo village during an intimate encounter.
"Brief facts of the matter are that the deceased was visited by her boyfriend, Thomas Phiri, 33, of Langwani village not knowing that Chirwa was also in the area and was secretly following them," he said.
Mweemba said when it was time for Phiri to leave, the deceased decided to accompany him and the two decided to go in the nearby bush where they started having s*x.
Mweemba explained that this infuriated Chirwa, who was secretly observing their movements.
" He decided to get an axe which he borrowed from his friend within the same village and charged at the unsuspecting couple," Mweemba said.
The commanding officer explained that the suspect swung the axe forward to Phiri who was on top of his ex-wife but ducked and in the process hit his ex-wife on the head who died instantly.
Mweemba explained that Phiri decided to run back to his house in Langwani Village while the suspect also ran away from the scene and decided to hide the axe in the nearby shrubs and went back to his house in Matemanga village.
He said the body of the deceased was later discovered yesterday at around 08:00 hours, by the reporter who decided to inform the police who later visited the scene.
"Upon inspecting the body and the scene, foul play was suspected. The body of the deceased was later taken to Chasefu mini hospital where it has been deposited into the mortuary awaiting postmortem examination results," Mweemba said.
He added that Phiri took himself to the police after a manhunt was launched, while the suspect decided to flee to Keyala village near Malawi.
Mweemba said disclosed that the suspect was later apprehended by the police and taken to Chasefu Police Station where the two were interrogated until the revelation of what had happened.
He said the suspect has since been detained at Chasefu Police Station awaiting to be transferred to Lundazi Police Station, as investigations are ongoing.
By Sanfrossa Mberi
Kalemba May 31, 2026
