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Tsholotsho man commites suicide over HIV status, blames wife
04 Apr 2017 at 05:00hrs | Views
A Tsholotsho villager based in South Africa Doubt Ndlovu (47) allegedly hanged himself while his mother and children were in the kitchen preparing supper in protest over his HIV positive status.
Ndlovu was found by his father hanging from a tree branch a few metres away from their home at around 7PM on Saturday, Chronicle reported.
He accused his ex-wife of infecting him with HIV.
A neighbour, only identified as Mr Tshuma is quoted saying that when Ndlovu's father noticed he had gone away from home for a while, he went to look for him.
"He found him hanging from a tree branch a few metres away from their home. Ndlovu, who had lived in South Africa for more than 20 years, had since separated with the mother of his children. He returned home last month on medical grounds," said Mr Tshuma.
"He didn't leave a suicide note behind but for the past two weeks, he had been telling family and friends that he couldn't swallow the fact that he had tested positive. He accused his ex-wife of infecting him with HIV."
Ndlovu was found by his father hanging from a tree branch a few metres away from their home at around 7PM on Saturday, Chronicle reported.
He accused his ex-wife of infecting him with HIV.
"He found him hanging from a tree branch a few metres away from their home. Ndlovu, who had lived in South Africa for more than 20 years, had since separated with the mother of his children. He returned home last month on medical grounds," said Mr Tshuma.
"He didn't leave a suicide note behind but for the past two weeks, he had been telling family and friends that he couldn't swallow the fact that he had tested positive. He accused his ex-wife of infecting him with HIV."
Source - Chronicle
