Fed up Tsholotsho man kill sick wife and hang self
Published: 2012 April 23 23:30:55 (6598 Views)
Sonkulo Dumani (53) of Tsholotsho got fed up with nursing his sick wife who constantly refused to eat food he prepared, killed her and later hanged himself. Dumani’s wife Sibongile Dube (46) had not been well for sometime and Dumani was taking care of her. But on April 14, she refused to eat and that got Dumani mad. Officer Commanding Lupane district Johannes Govo says Dumani started assaulting his sick wife. She fled their homestead but Dumani gave chase and they returned home. But Dumani still angry, he continued assaulting her all night until she died. Dube’s relatives discovered some suspicious wounds on her bodyguardgot Dumani arrested. Dumani, tricked police officers that he wanted to relieve himself and he was escorted to the bush. However, Govo said Dumani managed to hang himself after police had kept a distance for him to relieve himself in privacy.