Charles Mihayo
Charles Amon Mihayo | |
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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 |
Charles Amon Mihayo is a Tanzanian man, permanently residing in Australia,[1] who killed his two daughters in Melbourne on 20 April 2014.
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 great-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 great-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[]
- ^ a b 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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- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- Living people
- Murderers of children
- Tanzanian people convicted of murder
- Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Victoria (Australia)
- Filicides in Australia
- Murder in Melbourne
- 2010s murders in Australia
- 2014 crimes in Australia
- 2014 murders in Oceania
- Incidents of violence against girls
- Tanzanian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
- Tanzanian people imprisoned abroad
- People convicted of murder by Victoria (Australia)