Man Kills His Wife And Commits Suicide!

 Mike Ilishebo, 44, a former bank employee, is accused of killing Valerie Franco, 35, before ending his own life in Zambia.

On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in the Meanwood Ndeke Phase One neighborhood of Lusaka, an incident took place.

In a statement released on Thursday, April 4, Police Public Relations officer Rae Hamoonga verified the event and stated that Mr. Ilishebo had stabbed Valerie in the stomach with a knife and strangled her with an electric power adapter wire.

“Yesterday, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at approximately 16:05 hours, Chelston Police Station, through Ndeke-vorna Police Post, received a distressing report from Alice Mapulanga, 38, that Mr. Ilishebo has perpetrated a heinous act against his wife, Valerie, aged 35,” he said. 

 

"Upon the arrival of Police Scenes of Crime officers at the scene, Ms. Franco's lifeless body was discovered lying in the bedroom adjacent to the bed, with a knife embedded in her abdomen

 

“Meanwhile, Mr Ilishebo was found deceased in the sitting room, with a black substance coming from his mouth.

 

“It's alleged that Mr Ilishebo strangled Ms Franco using an electric power adapter cable and subsequently stabbed her in the stomach with a knife, before taking a poisonous substance, resulting in his own demise.”

According to Mr. Hamoonga, the incident is believed to have happened between 15:00 and 16:00.

"The bodies were transported to the University Teaching Hospital mortuary for further examination.” 

Reports from Hamoonga pointed to the couple who shared an eight-month-old child appeared to have had an extended marital quarrel at the root of the tragedy.