Man shoots self dead over a Nokia phone and a memory card

Police in Gweru are investigating a case of suspected suicide in which a 21 year old man shot himself on the forehead and died on admission at Gweru General Hospital.

It is believed that the deceased, Emmanuel Kakono junior, was facing theft charges that involved a Nokia phone and an eight gig memory card valued at $60.

The items were stolen from a barbershop in Gweru's Mkoba suburb and during investigations the memory card was recovered from him.