A Zimbabwean judge identified as Evans Zinzombe who was declared wanted by the police over the brutal murder of his wife has reportedly killed himself in a church.
Zinzombe, 36, after allegedly killing his wife Phelomina Mabika, 32, on Wednesday December 7, had been on the run from law enforcement agencies.
According to reports, the now deceased judge used his bare hands to strangle Phelomina and thereafter raped her corpse in front of their 12-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old son.
A Zimbabwe police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi who declared the Judge Zinzombe wanted said;
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing for information which may lead to the arrest of Judge Evans Zinzombe (36), who is being sought in connection with a case of murder which occurred on 07th December 2022 at a house in Cowdray Park in Bulawayo.
“The suspect allegedly sneaked into the room where his wife Pholomina Mabika (32), daughter (12) and a son (7) before strangling her to death with hands.
“The suspect and his wife were reportedly having marital disputes which forced them to sleep in separate rooms.
“After the callous murder, the suspect allegedly went on to sexually abuse the body in full view of his children.
“The children spent the whole night with the body before a police report was made in the morning.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police warns the public against resorting to violence in resolving domestic disputes.
“The police will ensure that the law takes its course on suspects involved in violent crimes such as murder and armed robbery.”
After launching a manhunt for him, Judge Zinzombe’s body was later found hanging from the roof of a church in Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park suburb.
The police who are now treating his death as suicide, in a statement, confirmed his death;
“His body was found hanging from a metal roof truss at a local church in Cowdray Park.”
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