A Delaware man who admitted to stabbing and dismembering his ex-girlfriend will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Nobert Matara, 33, received a life sentence after pleading guilty to first-degree murder earlier this year. Matara entered his plea on April 26, admitting that he fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Tracy Nyariki, at her apartment in Newark, Delaware, on Dec. 17, 2024. The Delaware Department of Justice reported that Matara waited at the apartment until Nyariki returned home, then stabbed her 58 times and dismembered her body.
According to New Castle County Police, officers conducted a welfare check at Nyariki’s apartment on Dec. 20, 2024, after her employer reported that she had not shown up for work for several days.
When police arrived at Nyariki’s apartment, officers said they found “several suspicious circumstances that raised concerns about her safety and well-being.” Nyariki was last seen alive on the morning of Dec. 17, 2024.
After Matara was identified as a person of interest, detectives tracked his car to a motel in Aberdeen, Maryland. Upon opening the car, detectives found a suitcase containing Nyariki’s “dismembered human remains.” Officers arrested Matara at the scene and brought him back to Delaware.
Matara was charged with first-degree murder. He later changed his plea to guilty, and received a mandatory life sentence on June 26.
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said in a press release, “The diligent work of the New Castle County Police Department and our Department of Justice trial team has brought this heinous criminal to justice, and I am grateful for their dedicated efforts. My thoughts are with the victim’s family at this difficult time, and I hope this outcome provides them with some degree of peace and closure.”
A GoFundMe started by Nyariki’s loved ones remains active and is accepting donations.
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