Tafara Shava (33) of Ruwanza Village, Chief Mazvihwa hanged himself after thinking that he had killed his wife. Shava had clobbered his wife Mavis Zhou with a hammer, after alleging that she was cheating on him.
Acting Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed the incident saying:
Police in Zvishavane are investigating a case of sudden death by suicide. A 33-year-old male adult died by hanging in his house. The incident occurred last Thursday. The circumstances are that the deceased allegedly struck his wife with a hammer on the head and the wife fell unconscious,
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