Girl with 24 boyfriends commits suicide

MANY hearts have been left broken in Pumula East suburb after a teenager who had become a popular figure following claims that she had 24 boyfriends committed suicide after being shown the exit by one of her lovers.

The teen's family has since demanded compensation of US$2 800 from the man who ditched her.

This is after a letter written by the Amhlophe High School pupil before taking her life implicated the boyfriend identified as Philani Saga (21) as the one who drove her to suicide.

In the letter written by the now deceased Londiwe Mpofu (18), she stated that she had won 24 hearts but her world crumbled after Saga parted ways with her.

The other part of the letter read as: "Boyi, (Saga) I loved you so much and I am doing this because of the love I had for you".

The teen's pronouncements have landed her ex-lover in hot soup as her family now blames him for their daughter's death and are demanding damages.

Saga told B-Metro that Londiwe was his ex-girlfriend who did not want to let go although they separated in December.

"I parted ways with Londiwe last year in December but she kept on phoning me and last Saturday she sent me a message saying I should come and visit her.

"At around 8pm, I then asked my friends to accompany me to her place and upon arrival we whistled so she could come out but to our surprise she never did," said Saga.

He said that a man believed to be a relative to the teen came out and threw a stone towards them.

The missile is said to have landed on one of Saga's friends which prompted them to take to their heels with the man in hot pursuit

They however made good their escape.

Saga said on the following day a relative to the late teen came to his home and demanded a meeting with his parents.

"The following day, Londiwe arrived home in company of his uncle and a member of Pumula Residents Association called Jamela.

"They then asked me what I wanted from the Londiwe and they called her names accusing her of having many boyfriends," he said.

During the "meeting" Saga is said to have told the teenager's uncle that he had broke up with Londiwe as he did not love her.

A resolution was undertaken to the effect that the late teen would stop all forms of communication with Saga.

Heartbroken by this the girl is said to have asked to be left alone as she wanted to study.

Moments later the teen's father who is based in South Africa is said to have sent a text message intended for her and asked one of his children to show it to her.

However, the child was shocked to find the teen hanging from the roof and went to inform the uncle.

The matter was reported to police who retrieved her body.

After the funeral wake, the teenager's family is reported to have proceeded to Saga's home where they demanded compensation.

The demand was however ridiculed by the man's family taking into cognisance that the two were not married and nothing official was known about their relationship.

After much deliberation, the families finally reached a consensus which entailed the man's family paying a certain fee to reimburse funeral costs.

Contacted for comment, the teenager's family said they did not want to talk about the matter as they were mourning.

Bulawayo Metropolitan acting police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Bekimpilo Ndlovu confirmed the teen's death.

"We are handling a case of an 18 year-old girl who was found hanging from the roof truss at her parents' house in Pumula East suburb" he said