Man Axe His Wife After She Served Him Divorce Papers

A horrific and terrible marriage ended after a 43-year-old man, Victor Sungababwa, hacked his estranged wife to death with an axe in Zambia.

Rae Hamoonga, a police spokesperson, confirmed the event in a statement on Monday, August 28, 2023, saying the dead, Atrina Munsaka, 33, died instantaneously after being axed on the head while presenting the suspect with a divorce summons.

The man attempted suicide by ingesting a deadly chemical shortly after killing his wife but was transported to a hospital and is now being treated under police guard.

According to Hamoonga, the accident happened between 05:00 and 06:45 a.m. on Sunday, August 27, near Mayobo’s Siakaceka village in Choma district’s chief Macha.

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He stated that one Esen Kanimba, a member of the community crime prevention unit (CCPU), received a phone call reporting that Atrina, a housewife of Siamalele village under chief Siachitema in Kalomo District, had been axed on the head by her husband, Victor Sungababwa, 43, of Siakacheka Village Chief Macha in Choma.

“The deceased was a second wife to the accused. They got married in 2013 but had been having matrimonial disputes since 2015,” said Mr. Hamoonga.

According to reports, the deceased filed for divorce in Bbilili local court, with a hearing scheduled for September 9, 2023.

“On August 26, 2023, the deceased attempted to serve summons to the accused, but he refused. On August 27, 2023, around 05:00 hours, the accused called the reporter to go and witness the serving of the summons,” the police spokesperson said.

“During the process of the deceased serving the summons, the accused went inside the house and came back with an axe which he was hiding on his back and the moment he reached where the deceased was he produced it and hacked the deceased in the head causing her to sustain a very deep cut in the head and she died instantly.”

Kanimba rescued the suspect after he walked into his home and drank a chemical in an effort to commit suicide.

Mr. Hamoonga stated that the body had been put at Choma General Hospital Mortuary and was awaiting a postmortem.

The accused has been brought to Choma General Hospital and is under police guard, but his condition is stable, according to the spokesperson.