A 22-year-old woman was on Saturday night stabbed to death by her husband in Kuajiena Payam in Jur River County, Western Bahr el Ghazal.
According to the Payam executive director, Eissa Marko Ujuomo, the woman identified as Adong Utho Madut was stabbed and killed by her husband, Upieu Buc Upieu.
He attributed the incident to domestic violence as a result of a misunderstanding over unpaid bride price.
“The incident occurred in a place called Toba-Awin, south of Kuajiena town, the area is under the control of the SPLA-IO forces,” Marko said. “The woman had one child. She (deceased) is called Adong Utho Madut and the killer is called Upieu Buc Upieu.”
He further explained that the family of the deceased had taken her back home because the husband never paid any bride price.
“The information is that this man did not pay any bride price to the family and the woman was withdrawn from him until he could pay, but last night the man came to the home of his wife in the absence of her family and started asking the woman to go with. When the woman refused, he started fighting the woman till he stabbed the woman to death,” Marko said.
He said the killer is still at large but that SPLA-IO forces in the area are searching to apprehend and hand him over to the authorities.