24 year old kills lover, commits suicide – The Midweek Sun

Name of story: 24 year old kills lover, commits suicide

Name of journalist: Chakalisa Dube

Name of publication: The Midweek Sun

Date: 31 August 2011

Country: Botswana

Theme: Gender violence

Skills: Hard news vs. soft news

Genre: News

GEM classification: Gender blind

Description

Police in Francistown are investigating a case in which a 24 year old man from Shashemooke village is alleged to have murdered his 21 year old girlfriend of the same village and later committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree.

The incident happened at Block 2 and was confirmed by Kutlwano Police Deputy Commander Assistant Superintendent Alec Marula in an interview with Ghetto Metro on Monday.

According to Marula the incident allegedly happened on the 27th of this month at night. He indicated that the suspect allegedly stabbed his girlfriend with a sharp object on the neck.