Faith Duri
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) Mashava Campus students were left shell shocked recently morning when they found one of their own with a slit throat in a suspected suicide case.
Masvingo provincial spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the shocking incident.
“We received the report of suicide and circumstances are that on September 20, 2023 around 8pm, the now deceased Tatenda Mhlanga (28) was at Gathsmine Club House basketball court with Daniel Zinyemba (29) and Kudakwashe Chikwature (63).
“He started shivering and hallucinating so Zinyemba and Chikwature took him to his room and left him alone there, around 00:01pm midnight Zinyemba went to check on his friend and found him throwing books and everything on the on the floor and walls trying to open the main door.
“Zinyemba managed to calm him down and took him to his room and locked the door, around 5 am the following day Zinyemba called him but he didn’t answer, he went to his room and found him lying dead on the floor with blood stains all over his body, floor and walls,” said Dhewa.
Inspector Dehwa said the incident was reported to GZU Police Base and the police found the body under a single bed on a mattress with a deep cut on the throat and left wrist, a small cut on left side of the waist and on bicep.
The police also found a small sharp pointed wood, small table knife on the table, a sharp glass piece with blood stains and a metal curtain rod holder was found in the room.
GZU Director of Public Relations and Communications officer, Anderson Chipatiso said the university was deeply saddened by the loss of one of its students.
“The incident took place at our school, the student was found dead on September 21, 2023 but unfortunately, we do not have enough details on the case.
“As a school we are deeply hurt because we have lost one of our students, we were expecting him to complete his studies and be a better someone in future,” said Chipatiso
Other sources said the deceased was having family issues which was affecting him and also indicated a possibility of drug abuse.
