Miner hangs self after killing girlfriend

ZHOMBE — A 25-year-old artisanal miner, who allegedly murdered his 31-year-old girlfriend,
committed suicide to evade the arm of the law.

The murder victim, Tabeth Nhau of Muchabaiwa Village under Chief Njelele, Gokwe was found lying
in a pool of blood. Her boyfriend, Simon Rwasarira was found hanging from a roof in the room he
was staying.

Insp. Mahoko said the matter came to light when, Darlington Dube, a colleague from Empress
Business Centre came to pick Rwasarira to go for their daily gold panning expedition. After knocking
on the door several times, Dube peeped through the window and saw his friend hanging dead.

He alerted others and as they went to inform Rwasariras girlfriend at her room, they found her body
lying in a pool of blood.

Police attended the two scenes and discovered a cut on Tabeths neck suggesting that she was
allegedly murdered. It is suspected that the two had an issue which led in Rwasarira attacking his
girlfriend before committing suicide.

Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident which occurred on November 30 at
Zuvarabuda Complex Empress Business Centre in Zhombe. Investigations are in progress and police
are asking for information in connection with the case to assist them.