Polygamous husband gets 15 years for murdering wife over phonecall
Published: 2013 September 26 17:02:33 (4850 Views)
High Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha has sentenced to 18 years a Shurugwi polygamist who murdered his first wife in 2010 over a phone call she had received.
Noel Nkomo, who was aged 31 at the time he committed the crime, pleaded not guilty to the murder of his wife, Grace Zulu, when he appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Kamocha who is on circuit in Gweru.
However, Justice Kamocha sitting with assessors, Messrs James Lex Dhlula and Wellington Takawira Matemba found Nkomo guilty of murder with constructive intent and sentenced him to 18 years in prison.
Noel was represented pro deo by Kwekwe lawyer Mr Charles Chigomere of Mutatu and Partners.
The State's case as presented by Mrs Rossa Takuva is that Nkomo was at home with his first wife, Zulu and the second, Ms Georgina Mbiri watching a movie.
At about 9pm, Zulu retired to bed while Nkomo remained in the lounge with Ms Mbiri.
Nkomo later removed the DVD they were watching at about 10.30pm and replaced it with a musical disc.
He then turned on the television set's volume to full blast and then left for the bedroom where Zulu had gone and locked the bedroom door.
Ms Mbiri told the court that she distinctly heard her husband assaulting Zulu over a phone call she had allegedly received.
She said the now deceased Zulu's screams could not be heard clearly owing to the loud music that was being played in the house.
At about 11pm, the court heard that Mr Sergeant Nkomo, young brother to Noel, arrived home and Noel stopped assaulting the now deceased.
Noel came out of the bedroom and opened the main door for his young brother to get into the house.
His junior wife, Ms Mbiri, told the court that Noel informed her that he had a fight with Zulu but did not know what had happened.
She did not ask what he meant by the statement but decided to go straight to the bedroom where she found Zulu lying on the bed.
Ms Mbiri noted that Zulu's eyes were black and that she had a cloth tied on her left ankle. She also observed that the now deceased was breathing heavily.
Ms Mbiri said she advised Noel to take Zulu to hospital but he resisted, arguing that he would do that on the following day.
The three, that is, Noel, Ms Mbiri and the now deceased Zulu slept in the same bed.
On the following morning, on 14 October at about 6am, Noel hired a car to ferry Zulu to hospital.
He was assisted by Mr Sergeant Nkomo. The two later returned with the body of the now deceased Zulu and Noel informed Ms Mbiri that the hospital authorities advised them that Zulu was already dead by the time she got to the hospital.
Mr Raphael Nkomo, brother to Noel and Mr Sergeant Nkomo, was informed of the death and he in turn went to report the matter to the police in Shurugwi.
- NewsBite
Noel Nkomo, who was aged 31 at the time he committed the crime, pleaded not guilty to the murder of his wife, Grace Zulu, when he appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Kamocha who is on circuit in Gweru.
However, Justice Kamocha sitting with assessors, Messrs James Lex Dhlula and Wellington Takawira Matemba found Nkomo guilty of murder with constructive intent and sentenced him to 18 years in prison.
Noel was represented pro deo by Kwekwe lawyer Mr Charles Chigomere of Mutatu and Partners.
The State's case as presented by Mrs Rossa Takuva is that Nkomo was at home with his first wife, Zulu and the second, Ms Georgina Mbiri watching a movie.
At about 9pm, Zulu retired to bed while Nkomo remained in the lounge with Ms Mbiri.
Nkomo later removed the DVD they were watching at about 10.30pm and replaced it with a musical disc.
He then turned on the television set's volume to full blast and then left for the bedroom where Zulu had gone and locked the bedroom door.
Ms Mbiri told the court that she distinctly heard her husband assaulting Zulu over a phone call she had allegedly received.
She said the now deceased Zulu's screams could not be heard clearly owing to the loud music that was being played in the house.
At about 11pm, the court heard that Mr Sergeant Nkomo, young brother to Noel, arrived home and Noel stopped assaulting the now deceased.
Noel came out of the bedroom and opened the main door for his young brother to get into the house.
His junior wife, Ms Mbiri, told the court that Noel informed her that he had a fight with Zulu but did not know what had happened.
She did not ask what he meant by the statement but decided to go straight to the bedroom where she found Zulu lying on the bed.
Ms Mbiri noted that Zulu's eyes were black and that she had a cloth tied on her left ankle. She also observed that the now deceased was breathing heavily.
Ms Mbiri said she advised Noel to take Zulu to hospital but he resisted, arguing that he would do that on the following day.
The three, that is, Noel, Ms Mbiri and the now deceased Zulu slept in the same bed.
On the following morning, on 14 October at about 6am, Noel hired a car to ferry Zulu to hospital.
He was assisted by Mr Sergeant Nkomo. The two later returned with the body of the now deceased Zulu and Noel informed Ms Mbiri that the hospital authorities advised them that Zulu was already dead by the time she got to the hospital.
Mr Raphael Nkomo, brother to Noel and Mr Sergeant Nkomo, was informed of the death and he in turn went to report the matter to the police in Shurugwi.
- NewsBite
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