Sunday, January 12, 2025 - A Zimbabwean man is currently on the run after allegedly setting his mother-in-law’s hut on fire and brutally k!lling her with a machete in Montrose Village, Insiza North.
The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Newton Mthethwa, reportedly
committed the heinous act on January 8, 2025. According to police, Mthethwa set
fire to the hut where his mother-in-law, 48-year-old Florence Msipha, was
sleeping. When she and her 13-year-old daughter fled the burning hut, Mthethwa
attacked Florence with a machete, inflicting fatal head injuries.
Relatives revealed that Mthethwa's wife, identified only as Yvonne, had
recently left him and returned to her rural home in Montrose Village. The
couple previously lived in Fairbridge, Bulawayo, before the separation.
Assistant Inspector Stanford Mguni, Acting Matabeleland South Provincial
Police Spokesperson, confirmed the incident. “The late Florence Msipha and her
daughter realized their bedroom hut was on fire and managed to escape through
the door. Upon exiting, they saw the suspect standing nearby, armed with a
machete. He attacked Florence repeatedly, inflicting severe head injuries,”
Mguni stated.
Florence's teenage daughter managed to escape and alerted nearby
residents, who quickly informed the police. However, Mthethwa had already fled
the scene before authorities arrived. Florence was rushed to Filabusi District
Hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.
The motive behind the brutal k!lling remains unclear, and authorities
are urging anyone with information on Mthethwa's whereabouts to report to the
nearest police station as investigations continue.
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