Bulawayo man drinks poison, hangs self

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A PELANDABA man was yesterday so desperate to commit suicide that he drank poison and when if failed to kill him, he hanged himself at his home for undisclosed reasons.

A PELANDABA man was yesterday so desperate to commit suicide that he drank poison and when if failed to kill him, he hanged himself at his home for undisclosed reasons.

PRIVILEGE SHOKO OWN CORRESPONDENT The deceased, identified as Thamsanqa or saRachy (53), reportedly tied a rope around his neck and hung himself in his bedroom at around 9am.

When Southern Eye arrived at the house at around midday, the body was still inside his bedroom, while neighbours and passers-by milled around the yard, hoping to catch a glimpse of the deceased.

A neighbour, who declined to be named, said they were still in shock. Thamsanqa decided to end his life when they were sitting outside the house.

“We came from the hospital in the morning and we greeted him while he was sleeping on his bed,” he said.

“He had earlier on tried to kill himself by drinking rat poison.

“We later checked on him, as there was silence in the house, but the door was locked and we asked each other where he had gone, as we hadn’t seen him leave.”

The neighbour said they peeped through the window and saw the deceased’s body hanging with a rope around his neck.

“We rushed to tell his brother what had happened and they later called the police,” the neighbour said.

The deceased’s brother said he was not in a position to comment, as he did not know what could have led to his younger brother committing suicide.

“We cannot say anything because as a family, we are failing to come to terms with Thamsanqa’s death,” he said. “We want to ask his wife and our in-laws whether there was anything that could have made him kill himself so that we really know the causes of his death,” the brother said.

“The deceased’s wife was not around when the incident happened, as she had gone to order some vegetables for resale.”

The deceased’s wife, who appeared devastated at the loss of her husband, was not in a position to speak to the media. The police arrived at the scene and took the deceased’s body to Mpilo Central Hospital mortuary after midday. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo said he was yet to receive information on the case.

There have been a number of suicide cases in Bulawayo in recent weeks. Recently, a teacher from Emakhandeni Primary School allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Ingutsheni Central Hospital after nurses refused to allow her to go and nurse her baby.

Last week a businessman allegedly shot himself in an apparent suicide over suspected economic related pressures at his Ilanda home.