Charles Mihayo
Charles Amon Mihayo is a Tanzanian man, permanently residing in Australia,[1] who killed his two daughters in Melbourne on 20 April 2014.
Charles Amon Mihayo | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Criminal status | In prison |
| Children | Savanna and Indianna Mihayo |
| Motive | Revenge against ex-wife |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | Savanna and Indianna Mihayo |
| Date | 20 April 2014 |
| Location(s) | Melbourne |
| Weapon | Pillow |
Background
Mihayo was born in Tanzania.[2]
He met a woman in China, moved to Australia, and married her. He became a permanent resident of Australia. The two separated in 2011 with divorce occurring a year later.[3]
The murders were committed in Melbourne's north-eastern suburb of Watsonia, at a property on Longmuir Road just near the Greensborough Secondary College. The house in which the girls were murdered belonged to the girls' maternal grandmother, Margaret Mills.
Crime
On 19 April 2014, Mihayo sent a text message asking his wife to allow him to see his daughters "one last time."[2] On the following day, which was Easter Sunday,[4] Mihayo bought new clothes for the girls and visited them at the residence of their grandmother in Watsonia, Melbourne, Victoria.[2]
He asked his daughters, Savanna and Indianna to wear ballerina dresses and sing "Let It Go" from the 2013 American film Frozen.[5] This was recorded on videotape. He also went to play hide and seek with them.[1] He took them into a bedroom, smothered them with a pillow,[2] and put them back into clothes after bathing them post-mortem. Mihayo confessed to killing the children when police came to arrest him.[6]
Gavin Silbert QC, the chief crown prosecutor, stated that Mihayo was upset since his ex-wife found a new romantic partner. Mihayo pleaded guilty in September 2014.[6] He received a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 31 years.[4]
See also
Cases of filicide attributed to revenge against an ex-spouse:
References
- Russell, Mark (2014-12-18). "Charles Mihayo jailed for life with non-parole of 31 years for killing his two young daughters". The Age. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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- Murphy, Padraic (News Limited) (2014-08-21). "Charles Mihayo pleads guilty to murdering daughters Savannah, 4, and Indianna, 3". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- Ackerman, Pia (2014-12-19). "'No punishment will suffice' for killer dad Charles Mihayo". The Australian. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- "Charles Mihayo jailed for life for killing his daughters to get revenge on ex-wife". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- Harding, David (2014-11-05). "Man confesses to killing daughters, ages 3 and 4, to get revenge on ex-wife". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- Koubardis, Andrew; Wires (2014-11-05). "Charles Mihayo in Melbourne court for plea hearing over deaths of his girls Savannah and Indianna". News.com.au (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 2017-01-25.