After getting tired of a forced marriage, a Malawian girl identified as 18 year-old Jestina Gondwe decided to commit suicide by throwing herself into a river in Mzimba, Malawi police say.
Malawi24 understands that the girl was forced to marry 20 year-old Mavuto Chirwa who discussed the arrangement with Gondwe’s parents behind her back.
Chirwa paid the bride price and made every arrangement required for someone to get married in accordance with the Ngoni culture.
After getting impressed with the groom, the girl’s parents are said to have forced their daughter, who was in standard seven, to get married on condition that she will continue with her education while in marriage.
“They agreed with the groom that their daughter will continue her studies while in marriage. The daughter complied and got married to Chirwa with whom she had a child but the baby died soon after being born,” said Samuel Zimba who followed the story.
According to Zimba, the couple agreed that the girl will go back to school after giving birth. After the death of the baby, the girl reminded her husband of the agreement but he insisted that he was not ready to send her to school because he had plans to make another child with her.
This made the girl to get furious and she threatened her husband that she will divorce him because she wanted to go back to school to realise her dream of becoming a teacher.
However, Chirwa threatened to kill the girl if she dared to divorce him.
“The girl got more furious with that and went to her parents to report but they only told her to persist in marriage and remain royal to her husband. This made her to consider committing suicide by drowning at one of the nearest rivers here,” added Zimba.
Efforts to get clarifications from her relatives on the story proved futile as they were afraid to grant an interview to this publication.
However, police publicist for the district, constable Kanjauso, has since confirmed the incident.
Kanjauso told our reporter that the police together with a medical team went to the scene and postmortem results conducted proved that she died due to suffocation.
“We are aware about the incident and as police we are very saddened with that because we still believe the matter would have been solved without costing life. Our advice is that people must not rush to commit suicide while we have victim support units which are there to help them,” said Kanjauso.
The deceased hailed from Ching’ombe village, traditional authority Khosolo in Mzimba district.
Chingende eich!!!!!
Sitimakakamizana aliyense ndi mene waverela. Nanu makolo asiyeni ana apange zomwe akufuna.
so sad…..Study in Belarus
Vry bad
Emphasise Please! Died Or Rescued?
what a horrible way to die
Muli ndi tsoka lochulukaa makolo inu
daxs stupid why dd the parents arrange dat behing her back..the.parents are suppozd 2 b punishd..
Makolo ake amafuna ng’ombe za lobola
y are your efforts most times futile? ?????????????
come on wake up old generation! zompusa zanuzo zinatha! buanj kdi?…mbuli(makolo) ngat inu choncho umafunika kukumangani popanda chisoni
It goes beyond culture. Poverty at household level leads to such miseries
pankhaniyi chilungamo chasowapo
Kodi aMalawi 24 munaphunzira sukulu yakuti? Timati ‘an 18yr Old’osati ‘The 18yr old’, ‘without her notice’osati ‘behind her back..’izi mukulembazi mukuipitsa mbiri yadziko ngati tonsefe ndife mbuli.Ngati chingerezi chikukuvutani kazilembani Chichewa or chiyankhulo chomwe mungathe.Shame on u!!!
Man, inuyo ndiamene sukulu siinakuthandizeni. You can’t correct an English sentence out of its proper context like you are trying to do; ndizosatheka man. And the phrases you are saying are wrong are perfectly right. What u r bringing here is primary school english where phrases are corrected with no regard to context. Go back to school gentleman, it’s not too late.
Sad news.
Kodi zikadalipobe zimenezi…thot zinatsala mmabuku a literature okhatu basi
why can’t she finds another way
Chzungu yezeskan plz
achita bwino population deduction
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Nayeso mpaka kuzipha mxiii wakhuta moyo eti osangopita kwa achibale bwanji kupusa iya
No
Anapereka ng’ombe zingati mwamunayo?
Ngakhale watero koma adziwe kuti kwa mulungu kuli milandu, ochotsa moyo ndi mulungu basi
20 n18 year old akauzana chani zabanja ndichifukwa ndinachoka kumalawi umbuli
English please
Nanga photo ya john Tembo ikutani apa?
ndye mamunayo akuyenela kumangibwatu waphetsa muthu
Makolo amafuna ng,ombe ,kuiwala kut ndimoyo wachikale.
Then arrest the parents if u have an evidence
May the court deal wth such parent.
So wat med her change her mind?
So sad how can this happen,pls my fellow african marriage is about agreeing each other dont force to marry someone he/she is dont like, very very sad to hear this
Ngakhale titalankhula bwanj koma wapitabe of’course shame to u parents & get a lesson on that,it is not 4 wise people to force someone into marriage.
Kukhala mmalawi nd kulimba mtima kukacha nkhan zomwe ungamve ndizonga izi bax
ndinkayesa bodza wina akundiwuza kuti anthu akumponela adayamba makhalidwe akwa mphunga ku salima kwawo kwa aladi samu , adaleka zowalimbikitsa sukulu ana kuti akawone lilongwe kapena ndilande sizi lero mwana wachotsa moyo wake, mwina anali wajoni mwamunayo paja tidadzalanso kujoni masiku ano
Aliyense alindimthawi yake akautse
Chisiru choziphacho chinasiya note?nkunene chomwe wazphera?
She solve hr problem Rip and wait 4 judgement
whats ur problem u parents dont force girl child into marriage.
ANAKHUTA MOYO !
They were oredy married….suicide bcoz her husband denied to send ha to xul nt bcoz forced marriage by de parents…hakwaaaaa!!!
After her parents. ..> correction MW24
Thawi ikakwana palibe kufa kwa ma style kwake kwatha kwasala ndikwa ena life goes on bt it depends to wher ur goin aftr this lyf
Shame on you parents
Stupid, primitive & IRRESPONSIBLE parents.
Cizungu cake kkkkkkkkkk mbola
makolo enanso amapangira chisankho ana,ndiye pamena aluza mwana komanso apongozi sakhalaso.
ameneyo ndichilango basi kwa mulungu ndithu musapite mbali ndimau ai .kuliboma komanso mabungwe akanapita akanamuthandiza or akulu mpingo church akanachitapo kantu ndie apa ndisakunamizeni ngati wazipha mofuna azalandila chilango basi pokhapo ngati mwina zilizaufiti it’s ok kwaiyeyo mulandu kulibe kwamulungu ndithu ine ndaweruza motero mabwana.
sanalakwe banja sakakamizana ai.my her soul rest in peace.
Anthu ena timachita zinthu mopupuluma, mpakana kuzipha nkhani yake yaukwati basi? Ndiponso ukwatiwo unali utayambika kale coz pamabadwa mwana simaseweratu. Ndiye m’mene wadziphamu uphunzitsiwo ndiye utheka? Kumwalira kwa mwanayo zitha kutheka kuti amadziwaponso kanthu. Nanunso makolo autsiru mutengerepo phunziro osamasankhira ana munthu womanga naye banja.
tzwona mbal zonse apa nkutheka mwanayo amafuna kukwatiwa nd achdya makanda ndye makolo amamufunla syz yake nanga zoona 18yrs std 7?mnal nzelu mmenemo? akamalza al nd zaka zngat xol?
Not worthy dying for….ignorant parents?!
A 20 yr old man?? Asaaa anzake akwatilitsidwa ndi nkhalamba sakudzwa?
Aaa mpaka kuziponya m’madzi,osangokana bwanji.
Aaa mpaka kuziponya m’madzi,osangokana bwanji.
R I P
kkkkkkkkkkk bilali fool zanu anganya inu
prove your english please
Eesh Zkadalipobe Zosakrana Banja! Kma Kumeneko!!
hehede ziliponso masiku ano
Paja atumbuka amasinthanitsa mkazi ndi ng’ombe/mbuzi!!
Kkkkkkk
Kkkkkk!anthu omvetsa chisoni awa big
nanga si podyera
Kapena adauzidwa kt akapanda kutero amupha,ndiye waona kt bola angoferatu
#Mlimbura ur comment is invalid coz sizowona kuti ukakwatila or kwatiwa sungatenge matenda unless utandiuza kuti njira zotengera matenda sumaziziwa ** mwanayo i hope anali ndicholinga pa moyo wake nde makolowo amakhala ngat akumusokeza thats y apanga zimenezi JAH JAH MULANDILENI MWANAYO
Mulungu salandila wakupha man
#Izoko simukuliona dziko mmene likuyendera.
Asakuziwa ndani kuti uhule wamanga mudzi
Wat do min if u say hule wamanga mudzi
Zkuveka ngat atathauza kt uhule wachuluka(wakhazkika)
Ndiye kuti mwanayo anasiya kanoti kuti anthu aziwe chomwe waziphera?
AaaaaAaaa abale 18yrs STD 7 mmmmmm
The parents were not fair and she did not equal the solution,,,,,,, chosing death from marriage????
So Sad, instead of finding a better solution, decides 2 kill herself…
Patricia kaliati agwirepo ntchito apa
18 years STD 7 KKKKKKKKK.ndichifukwa wadzipha nzeru analibe
too bad ummmm
I dont know kuti kwa #Selase ko zikakhala bwanji
eeerh apapa jar jar eeeeh wakwiyatu
Adikile mlandu wakupha
mwataya mwana chifukwa chofuna kusangalatsa munthu. ndemukuyesa mamunayo sakwatira wina? iye amake adzimuona nanga inu?
Thts bad akanafa ameneyo´,elijah brown frm Dar in TZ
Very very sad.banja sakakamiza mbuli inu(parents).I ask the goverments that should deal with such pipol,and fellow Malawians please report such practises to police,some parents don’t realy know what it means to raise a child,paja amati mwana wanzako ndiwakoyomwe udyanaye ukachen jera manja.let’s hold hands together and fight such evil practises.and for you victims know that every problem always have a solution so don’t end your life.
Kkkkk was that asolution kkkkhahhhh
Shame On The Parents!
UNFAIR BEHAVIOUR
Nthawi zina mwana wamkazi amakakamizidwa kukwatiwa kamba ka ahule.
Nde makolo amakhala pachiopsezo choti atha kutenga mimba amamuna onse mkumukana kapena kutenga zotenga tenga malinga ndimmene zilili kunjaku limazakhalano vuto lamakolo.
Atsikana alusa kunjaku inu angopanga zomwe akufuna ndi Kulelayu angovula mosaonanso msinkhu wamwamuna
Atsogoleri achitsikana nde ambiri akuvulalira mkati kudyetsa kuyambira primary eish
komabe bt they have no rights kumkakamiza mwana kuti akwatiwe asakufuna
Zovuta cc
naye mamunayo ! koma makolo enawa kukhala anga i swear ndingathanenawo…
Comment yanga ndasunga kaye nanga si wafulumira kufa
bad thing
wake up u old genaration,,, zofunilana mamuna kapena mkazi zidatha!! leav us ,,,see nw wat u hv caused,,,
Mpaka kuzipha osangothawa pakhomopo bwaaa
Et amwene?
Dis z not equals ov de problem
Bwanji akanapita ku police mwanayo
waku gahena
Njala yakula
Kodi bwanji makolo amazikonda zomakakamiza mwana wamkazi kukwatiwa while iye sakufuna mmm is it because chisamaliro chimakulira.
wausilu ameneyo iyeyo amafuna wa zaka 50 aaaa shttt ndkazamupeza kumwambako ali m’madzi…!
agwiridwe ntvhito makolowo
Chaipa icho pilizi pilizi
RIP young lady
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Shame
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