'Our Percy was murdered in front of her children by a predator who should have been locked up - we need answers'
26.05.2024 - 15:41
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Just two weeks earlier, Perseverance Ncube had been celebrating her 35th birthday. A mum-of-two, she had battled adversity but had managed to build a future for herself and her family.
A single parent, orphaned at the age of six, she worked two jobs to provide everything she could for her two young children. But her quiet, happy life was brought to a brutal end when a ghost from her past re-emerged.
A jealous, violent ex-partner, who would not leave her alone. Obert Moyo was on licence following his release from prison when he murdered Perseverance, or Percy as she was fondly known by her loved ones.
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He was also living in the UK illegally. Moyo, who previously lived in Brighton, had been sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2013 for a horrendous attack on another ex-partner. He broke into the woman’s place of work, punched and strangled her and cut her face with a blade.
Following his release from jail, Moyo moved north. He met Percy at Potter House church in Bolton town centre in 2021.
She was aware of his past, but despite the reservations of friends, and given her trusting nature, Percy gave him a chance. The ‘intense’ relationship lasted about 18 months, before she caught him messaging and dating other women and told him it was over.
He began stalking Percy for months, with neighbours seeing him hanging around outside her home in Little Hulton, Salford. His anger only heightened when he discovered that Percy had begun a new relationship.
Moyo turned up outside her house seven times before he eventually murdered Ms Ncube in the early hours of November 10 last year. Her two children were awoken by their mother’s