Times Of Swaziland: TIMBUTINI MAN HACKS WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF

TIMBUTINI MAN HACKS WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF
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Sibusiso Zwane on 13/04/2022 08:48:00


MANZINI – A woman is fighting for her life after she was severely hacked by
her husband, who later took his own life by drinking a herbicide.
The incident took place at Timbutini under Mafutseni Constituency in the Manzini
Region on Monday night. According to a source close to the matter, he alleged
that the man, who is an ex-migrant worker, hacked his wife several times all
over the body using a bush knife. The source alleged that the bone of contention
was that the man allegedly told his wife that in the morning (yesterday), she
should wake up and drive cattle to the dip tank. He alleged that the wife
responded by saying she could not do that when he was around. “After that,
they had a heated argument and the man ended up hacking her several times all
over the body, mainly on the head,” the source alleged.
Thereafter, he claimed that the man supposedly thought that the woman was dead
and he drank a herbicide. He alleged that the couple was rushed to the hospital
and the man died while receiving medical attention, while the woman was admitted
with serious injuries. “In fact, she is in a critical condition,” the source
said. When giving a brief background about the matter, the source alleged that
the man’s first wife died and he got involved with the one in question. He
alleged that the woman had issues with her stepchildren such that they took each
other to court for a peace binding order.
Again, the source alleged that the couple did not see eye-to-eye and they would
often have serious arguments. As a result, he alleged that they also took each
other to court for a peace binding order, but the man allegedly asked the court
to give them an opportunity to sort out their issues at family level.  He added
that after the court granted the man his wish, the couple seemed to get along,
until this incident took place. Chief Police Information and Communications
Officer Superintendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed the matter. She said the man
died in hospital while the woman was in a critical condition. She added that the
police were aware that the couple had made means to process a peace binding
order before the incident took place.