TIMBUTINI MAN HACKS WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF

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.

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