A Form Four student at Nketa High School in Bulawayo, has reportedly committed svicide because her boyfriend denied a pregnancy she claimed belonged to him.
It was gathered that the Zimbawean girl who had been dating an Upper-six student at the same school, informed her boyfriend after discovering she was pregnant.
Sources say he had refused to accept responsibility for the unborn child and this left her with significant emotional distress, contributing to her decision to take her life.
But she visited his home again on July 12, and was later found by her aunt who then took her back to their residence. It is believed that she had attempted to discuss the situation with her boyfriend once more only to be met with continued rejection.
Assistant Police Inspector, Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident, and disclosed that the deceased had left home under the guise of attending extra lessons, however, she was later seen entering her boyfriend’s residence.
Worried about her absence, the girl’s aunt made frantic efforts to locate her only to find her body hanging from a guava tree in their backyard.
Emergency services were called to the location and they arrived promptly, but the teenage student was pronounced dead at the scene.
Local media reports that the girl was laid to rest in a somber ceremony attended by friends and community members on Monday, 22nd of July.
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