A Zvishavane taxi driver allegedly committed suicide by drinking pesticide at the house of a municipal police officer who had clamped his taxi in the town’s Central Business District.
A frustrated Tasaranago Chinyoka (41) reportedly bought Dimethate pesticide and proceeded to the municipal police supervisor’s house where he consumed the poison in protest.
Acting police spokesperson for Midlands, Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende confirmed the incident and said Chinyoka was pronounced dead on admission at Zvishavane District Hospital where he had been rushed to in an ambulance.
“Police in Zvishavane are investigating a case of sudden death in which one Tasaranago Vengai Chinyoka who accused a council official, Mr Mufandaedza Mbizvo, of clamping his car and reporting him to the police was said to have later visited Mr Mbizvo’s house.
“While at Mr Mbizvo’s house, Chinyoka, who was holding a bottle of Dimethate 40 percent pesticide, threatened to kill himself,” said Asst Insp Mukwende.
She said Chinyoka sprinkled the pesticide on the food he had found at Mr Mbizvo’s house and consumed it.
“Mr Mbizvo called an ambulance which took Chinyoka to the hospital where he died on admission. Police attended the scene and found Mr Mbizvo’s house still smelling of the pesticide. A post-mortem obtained was also consistent with sudden death due to poisoning,” said the acting police spokesperson.
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