CHUNDU, Feb 24 (NewsDay Live) – A Hurungwe triple murder suspect, Trymore Tore (37), has been arrested.
Tore was finally arrested late Sunday after almost a week on the run following the alleged murders on February 16 at Mubairecheni Village under Chief Chundu in Hurungwe.
He was arrested in the rural area under Chief Chundu, about 70km north of Karoi town as he sought food.
An alert villager accommodated him, promising to prepare some food for him but then alerted his neighbours to his presence.
Seeing that he had been cornered, Tore tried to slit his own throat.
He was overpowered, arrested and later briefly admitted at Chitindiva Clinic under police guard late Sunday night.
He will be assisting the police with investigations before being arraigned.
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The first victim, who is the suspect’s wife, Moline Chibayanzara (21), was found dead in a pit latrine with multiple injuries on the head.
Her body was wrapped in a blue blanket.
The second victim, a 17-year-old female juvenile who is the suspect’s niece, was discovered about 60 metres from the suspect’s homestead with a swollen head and a cut on the forehead.
The body was covered with tree branches and a knife was recovered beside her.
The third victim, Kuwesu Masawu (53), who was the village, head was discovered buried in a shallow grave behind the suspect’s house with a decapitated head and a deep cut on the neck.
“Preliminary investigations by the police suggest that the suspect and his wife were having consistent domestic violence disputes, which may have led to the murders,” a police statement read.
“The suspect and his wife were allegedly heard quarrelling at their homestead on February 15, 2025.
“The third victim was last seen going to mediate on a dispute between the couple, while the second victim was also last seen going to the suspect’s homestead to watch movies on February 16, 2025.”
