Life in prison for man who stabbed his wife to death after reading her messages Life in prison for man who stabbed his wife to death after reading her messages 33-year-old man Josevata Koroi who stabbed his wife to death in Waima, Naitasiri in May last year. A 33-year-old man who stabbed his wife to death in Waima, Naitasiri in May last year after reading her text messages with another man has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Josevata Koroi is convicted of one count of murder. Koroi stabbed his wife four times with a kitchen knife following a heated argument.