In another alarming case of domestic violence, a 43-year-old man lost his life after his wife pulled on his privates until he died during a very heated altercation.

43-year-old Christopher Kamwaza from Mt Hampden, near Harare, was in a polyandrous relationship with his wife who has only been identified as Ropafadzo and another man.

Polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. The other man in the customarily unusual union is yet to be identified.

The publication has learned from online publication New Zimbabwe that things got ugly on Friday night when Ropafadzo demanded US$250 from Christopher. The now-deceased who worked as self-employed brick maker did not have the money and this infuriated Ropafadzo.

The argument quickly escalated into a physical altercation. However, neighbours swiftly intervened and stopped the two from fighting. Unfortunately, the respite was only brief are the couple were back at it later again that night.

Details are still sketchy on what transpired during the night, but Christopher’s body was discovered the next day. Ropafadzo is reported to have confessed to killing her husband by grabbing and pulling on his privates till he died.

Narrating part of the events, Christopher’s cousin, Asani Mafala told the publication,

“After they were restrained from fighting, we thought all was well. We were, however, shocked to be told the next morning at around 8 am after Christopher’s lifeless body was discovered by passersby near the Gazebo area,”

At the time of publishing, the location of the other husband during the commission of the crime was yet to be established.

Christopher was buried at a local cemetery on Tuesday while Ropafadzo has since been arrested for his murder.