Beverly Bizeki
In a bizarre incident of murder, an epileptic woman from Mwenezi axed her 5 year old son before attempting to kill herself saying she was tired of pain on June 9, 2023.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident.
“We can confirm that we received a report where an epileptic woman killed her son using an axe and tried to kill herself” said Dhewa
It is alleged that on the fateful day, 50 year old Revesai Magare from Miraga Village under Chief Maranda in Mwenezi decided to end her life because of the pain that she suffers from as an epileptic patient.
At around 2100hours Revesai was sleeping in her bedroom together with her son Wiseman Matutu when she woke up and struck her son with an axe several times on the head and neck until he died.
After killing her son, she then took a kitchen knife and stabbed herself with the knife several times, in a bid to end her own life, until she lost power and passed out whilst on the floor.
The following morning at around 1000hours, Revesai’s siblings, Ophias and Dhadhe Magare visited her place and found the doors locked.
The two opened the bedroom door and found Magare lying on the floor covered with some blankets, upon uncovering the blankets they realized that she had deep cuts on the neck and asked for her son’s whereabouts.
Dhadhe removed a heap of clothes covering the body of the child and saw that the boy had some injuries on the head and neck.
Revesai told her siblings that she had suffered a lot and thought it better to kill herself and her son.
Ophias reported the matter to the police at Mwenezi police station.
The police attended the scene and the deceased’s body was taken to Neshuro District Hospital whilst Revesai was admitted in the hospital where she was in a serious condition.
