A MAN from Kwekwe was found dead outside his lover’s
residence in Mbizo suburb in a suspected case of suicide.
Midlands police spokesperson, Inspector Joel Goko, said
Byron Nyevera is suspected to have hanged himself just outside his lover,
Nothando Hlongwane’s home, on Monday.
Passersby discovered the body. Insp Goko said: “I can
confirm that we received a report of the death of a man in Mbizo 8 on Monday
morning. Our officers attended the scene and investigations are ongoing. We are
yet to have full details but we will be able to comment further after we
complete investigations.”
He said the body was ferried to Kwekwe General Hospital
where it is expected to be taken to Bulawayo for post-mortem.
Insp Goko urged people to seek counselling instead of
taking their own lives in cases of disputes.
“Like I said, it is still a rumour that he committed
suicide after a dispute with his girlfriend but we are still carrying out
investigations. However, we want to urge people not to resort to violence or
killing themselves in cases of misunderstandings,” he said.
Nyevera’s family said they are yet to come to terms with
their son’s death.
His uncle and family spokesperson, Mr Tapiwa Muto, said it
was hard for the family to believe the suicide story.
“We are still shocked and it is hard to believe that he is
really gone. Off course we were aware of their disputes but it is not easy to
buy the suicide story,” said Mr Muto. “We will wait for police investigations
to be completed but it is hard to believe. From what we saw at the scene it is
hard to believe that he committed suicide. He had his shoes on, his cellphone
was in his hands and the rope also looked like a cover up”.
Mr Muto said while the two lovers had a misunderstanding,
he suspected that Byron was murdered and dumped at the doorstep.
“We have every reason not to buy the story. We strongly
believed the rope was a cover up. There is no person who can hang himself on a
tree that is shorter than him,” he said. Herald
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