Zimbabwean Cricketer Tarisai Musakanda Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges After Stabbing Wife

Tarisai Musakanda, a Zimbabwean cricket player, has been arrested on charges of attempted murder following a serious altercation with his wife, Tinodiwanashe Makunike.

Musakanda, who last played international cricket for the Zimbabwean national team nearly two years ago, has had a turbulent personal life. This recent incident adds to his existing legal issues, including a previous charge related to a fatal car accident in 2022.

Domestic Dispute Turns Violent

According to the National Police Spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, the dispute between Musakanda and his wife started when she hired two men to construct a shelter at her vending site. When the workers returned to collect a payment, the situation quickly spiralled out of control, resulting in a violent confrontation involving Musakanda.

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Eyewitnesses from the neighbourhood were alerted by screams from Tinodiwanashe coming from the house in the early morning, around 3 a.m. Neighbours, responding to the cries for help, rushed to the scene, where they found Musakanda allegedly holding a knife.

Witness Statement and A History Of Domestic Violence

One of the neighbours, who remained anonymous, described the terrifying events.

“We were woken up by the sound of shouting. Mai Dewei was calling for help, so we rushed over. When we arrived, we saw Musakanda holding a knife, and his wife was trying to protect herself, but she was injured. After we managed to intervene, we saw that she had been stabbed in the back, and we immediately took her to the hospital.”

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The neighbour also mentioned that this was not the couple’s first physical fight. The witness added:

They’ve had many fights in the past. Musakanda even beat her once with a stick. This time, it got worse, and we had to step in before things became fatal.