Zimbabwe: Man Kills Wife Over Immunisation

24 September 2010

Harare — A member of the Johane Masowe weChishanu Apostolic Sect in Gutu allegedly brutally murdered his wife for insisting that their two children be immunised against measles.

Jeremiah Makumbe (39) of Bhuka Farm in the Soti Source Resettlement Scheme allegedly murdered his wife, Beauty Mboneki (33), by kicking and hitting her with an iron bar after pressing ahead to have their children immunised at a local clinic. Makumbe has since appeared before Gutu resident magistrate Mr Amos Mbobo facing murder charges.

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