In a brutal love triangle tragedy, Jenny Niguidula stabbed Rhonie Apostol — her husband’s brother-in-law — with a kitchen knife in their Sydney home on November 17, 2019.
Upon learning of the deceit through text messages found on Apostol’s phone, the 47-year-old cried for hours in the airport bathroom and then punched Apostol in the head. That anger was sparked by the knowledge Apostol cheated on her with a nurse who had been caring for his sick mother in the Philippines.
In a recorded interview following the murder outlined by Justice Dhanji, Niguidula recalled a version of events on the day of the killing.She said she argued with Apostol in the morning about money, then “ate some biscuits and drank moscato and vodka” and went for a walk. She said she had been angry since learning of his infidelity a week earlier but they had moments of happiness where they were seen shopping hand-in-hand.
She said she woke up hours later by an inaudible sound from the bathroom and saw him lying on the ground with a knife beside him and a wounded chest. While she was initially released from the police station without being charged, police obtained recorded phone calls and recorded her viewing Apostol’s body in the morgue, which revealed incriminating messages and words.Niguidula was found to have died from a single stab wound to the ribs, the court heard.