Jane Mlambo| Top gospel musician in Zimbabwe, Mathias Mhere is believed to be the reason behind the murder case in which a man shot and killed his wife and brother in law on Wednesday morning.

Mhere was once kidnapped by the man on allegations of having an affair with his wife.

According to the Chronicle, Petros Pomborokani shot his wife of 20 years, Olivia Zenda (42) following a marital dispute before shooting his brother-in-law, Robert Zenda (49). This is reported to have happened in front of his three children, mother-in-law, a relative and a housemaid at around 7 am.

The matter is now being handled by CID Homicide. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the shooting saying,

Investigations carried out so far have revealed that the suspect and his wife had a long marital dispute. He was in the habit of assaulting his wife and had since moved out of their matrimonial home.

[At Around 7 am, Pomborokani was seen by a relative entering the house while wearing a hood…the relative heard the wife screaming calling for help before gunshots were fired. It is suspected that he first shot the wife before turning the gun on his brother-in-law. He fled the scene.

Pomborokani was once arrested in 2016 after he kidnapped gospel singer, Mathias Mhere accusing him of having an extramarital affair with his wife. He allegedly forced Mhere and his wife to remove their clothes at gunpoint and held them hostage naked for five hours.

However, when he appeared in court, He was fined US$150 or three months in prison.