Woman accused of killing husband
You have heard about men being jailed for hacking women—a well-chronicled tale shockingly personified by Dowa man Herbert Mankhwala who chopped the hands of his wife Marieta Samuel nearly 10 years ago.
It might be odd why not many stories are told of women beating up men, most of whom prefer suffering in silence since crying out loud or speaking about it is sometimes deemed less manly.
Only that some men do not live a wink to recount the painful experiences they endure at the hands of their beloved.
This is the stuff of Nkhata Bay resident Chifundo Banda’s nightmare.
Since Saturday, tongues in the shoreline district have been wagging following the arrest of his wife Irene Felemiyoni who allegedly axed him to death for allegedly sleeping around with other women.
According to Nkhata Bay Police spokesperson Ignatius Esau, what began as a suspected love triangle culminated into a tragedy graver than just gender-based brutality or hell having no wrath like a woman scorned.
Claimed Esau: “We have arrested Felemiyoni, 21, who last week Saturday hacked to death her husband Banda, 32, of Chitowoka Village, Traditional Authority [T/A] Malenga in Ntchisi, with an axe. She suspected that her husband was having extramarital affairs.”
In an interview, Minister of Gender Patricia Kaliati said it is unfortunate that the woman concluded the matter by allegedly killing her husband.
“If women think enough is enough, they should insist on peaceful solutions like reporting to ankhoswe [marriage counsellors],” said Kaliati.
All is fair in love and war, husbands choping up their wives limbs and wives killing their husbands. Fair and good.
To be Honest women are facing hardtimes in this country. Men always misstreat women in arelationship or an affair these women they are suffering but in silence. am aman but i have seen men in this country double crossing even though they are married.
Achinyamata amene angokwatira kumene nanji anyanya. This lady its very unfortunate kuti she took this action koma chifukwa mtima anamuwawa or may be zinayamba kale but she suffered in silence..Azibambo ndi angati amene achita zipongwe kwa azimayi ? kodi azimayi aziwoppa because you provide food in the house… this is rubish. No wonder if you go into the church these day you wi notice that 90% of the church are women these people are trying to make life better for them but its hard. are going through hard life. but we dont know becouse they dont say or reveal.
Its so sad for the action taken, lets leave it in that way it shall be with her the rest of her life.