ABERDEEN, MD - A man in his thirties has admitted to stabbing and dismembering his ex-girlfriend, and will now 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 on April 26. Matara admitted that he fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Tracy Nyariki, at her apartment in Newark, Delaware, on December 17, 2024, according to Law & Crime.
According to the Delaware Department of Justice, Matara waited at the apartment until Nyariki returned home. He then stabbed her 58 times and dismembered her body.
Officers with the New Castle County Police Department were asked to conduct a welfare check at Nyariki's apartment on December 20, 2024. The home health aide had not shown up for work for several days, and the report was made by her employer. Upon arriving at Nyariki's apartment, officers said they found "several suspicious circumstances that raised concerns about her safety and well-being."
The last time Nyariki was seen alive was on the morning of December 17, 2024. After Matara was identified as a person of interest, detectives tracked his car to the motel in Aberdeen, Maryland. When they opened the car, detectives found the suitcase containing Nyariki's "dismembered human remains." Matara was arrested on the spot and brought back to Delaware.
Matara was charged with first-degree murder. After changing his plea to guilty earlier this year, he was handed a mandatory life sentence on June 26.
"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," Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said in a statement.
A GoFundMe started by Nyariki's loved ones is still active and accepting donations.
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