More than 20 people were murdered in the last six months in cases involving crimes of passion.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said most of the victims were women who were killed at the hands of their abusive husbands.
“We are very worried by the increase in murder cases involving couples and as police, we encourage people to seek relevant counselling when facing marital problems,” said ZRP Spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba.
With life and death at stake, debate rages, whether abused spouses should soldier on to protect their marriages.
Some believe marriage is not worth risking one’s life for while others believe matters of the heart are too complex to prescribe solutions.
On the 13th of June this year, a Buhera man, Never Mutebuka axed to death his wife Mollen Zivengwa, accusing her of causing bad luck in the family.
Recently, a Shurugwi man murdered his three children before committing suicide in a dispute over the custody of children.