Jaison Muvevi, the man at the centre of a chilling murder case that rocked Hwedza, has revealed a shocking detail about his personal life; he was secretly married to three women, none of whom knew about each other.
Muvevi, a former police officer turned gold miner, is currently locked up in solitary confinement at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. Facing four counts of murder and one of attempted murder linked to events between November 2022 and January 2023, Muvevi has been declared mentally unfit for trial and is undergoing treatment while awaiting further legal proceedings.
In a candid interview with The Sunday Mail from his prison cell, Muvevi opened up about juggling three families in different cities.
According to Muvevi, he customarily married all three women and fulfilled his lobola obligations. He maintained households in Zvishavane with a wife and three children, in Kadoma with another wife and two children, and in Harare with yet another wife and two children.
“I fulfilled my lobola obligations for all of them and played my role as a father,” said Muvevi with a chuckle.
Despite the logistical challenges, Muvevi claims he successfully kept the women unaware of each other’s existence. He described how his job as a gold miner provided the perfect cover for his absences.
“None of them knew or suspected that there were other wives; I had my ways of balancing my three lives without challenges,” he told the paper.
One of his wives, who attended his court sessions, revealed they met in 2016 after Muvevi had retired from the police. She described him as a calm and non-violent man throughout their relationship.
However, in 2022, Muvevi abruptly left their home and didn’t return. His absence was dismissed as part of his usual work routine.
Muvevi added that his wives and brothers continue to visit him in prison, though it remains unclear how they feel about his triple-marriage confession.
