title: Frank Zoko Ble
text: # Frank Zoko Ble
  
  Frank Zoko Ble or Zoko Blé Franck (born 1975) is an ex-karateka of Ivorian-Finnish nationality. During his career he represented both the Ivory Coast and Finland at a national team level. After his sports career Zoko Ble worked as an electrical engineer in Espoo, and was also a visiting researcher and doctoral student of the Aalto University.
  
  In July 2016, the District Court of Espoo sentenced Zoko Ble to life imprisonment for the murder of his 35-year-old Ivorian wife, whom he stabbed to death with a knife in May 2015 in their joint apartment in Mankkaa. The motive for the act was jealousy and the odd thoughts of the wife's discriminating temperament. The couple's two-year-old daughter was also present at the murder, but was unharmed. Zoko Ble also has children from an earlier marriage to a Finn.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  * Finland Cup Finals 2007.
  * Finland's International Open Silver 2007.
  * Finnish Championship Semi-Finals 2008.
  * Budo Cup Quarterfinals 2008.
  