Headteacher commits suicide

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A headteacher who suffered broken legs in a road accident has hanged himself after being discharged from a hospital.

In an interview with Malawi24, Dowa police spokesperson Richard Kaponda identified the headteacher as Briay Mughogho who was teaching at Mpalankhwali Primary School in Dowa.

According to Kaponda, the teacher who did not leave a suicide note was involved in a road accident prior to the suicide and all his two legs were broken.

“He was admitted to Dowa District Hospital and later discharged from the health facility. He went to his home village with Plaster of Paris (POP) on both legs,” Kaponda said.

The headteacher was later left in his house alone when the relatives went out for other duties.

“When they returned, they saw the headteacher’s body dangling to the roof of his house after he hanged himself using a shoelace,” Kaponda said.

Postmortem conducted at Dowa District Hospital indicated that the death was due to hypoxia, secondary to strangulation.

The deceased hailed from Missi village, Traditional Authority Msakambewa in Dowa district.

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69 Comments

  1. Anthu inu mulibe chikondi munthuyu anadziwa kuti adzasowa omuthandiza, kodi ndi olumala angati omwe anthu ochitabwino anawatora ndikumawasamara? his opinion is justified who would accept to take responsibility of him!

  2. Mau osapatsa chiyembekezo amakhala oti “Kusamva, onani lero, yoyenda yenda inakumana nazo.” We are not told kuti nthawi yangozi amachoka kuti and amakatani?

  3. was he counselled? I don’t think so. Our hospitals should learn to deal with some of physiological effects of sudden change of life so that one can learn how to deal with some challenges

  4. A crime has been commited here. There is foul play,police must investigate. How xan somepne withoutvlegs hang himself. Angomupha kuopa kuticawapatsa busy kumusamala. Whatever happened God is watching you!

  5. hope h hanged him slf in a table cz he cnt clmb the tree mayb h ws killed.how cme a man with no legs hang himslf??

  6. 2 o those de”chikakhala kwa m’zako chigwile nyanga”,it’s nt simple jst as u thinks 4 sum1 who was abled copin up with disability,imagine him strugglin to go to toilet&bath in de first plc,goin to address de assembly on awheel chair,pushin it in de rainy season,e.t.c mind u,isn’t jst abt him copin up,but pple as well copin with him,sum pple who will alwayz voluntalily b available to help him tirelessly&endlessly,we don’t know abt his family,his wife ndioti angakhala kapena anakamuthawa,there’s alot to dis,fo me,o i can say is”i blvs it was aryt decision fo him”,nt any1 else to commit suicide,rest in peace.

    1. Mr osnash lwanda,i am nt recomendin suicide as asolution in dis case,at de same tym we can’t b happy seein sum1 suffer so much on de ada hand,in dis case him must nt b judged,he dd what he thought was best 4 him,nt accordin to our feelins,thoughts,viewz&blivs,if i may ask,av u eva heard pple sayin akapume munthuyu anazunzika referin 2de deacesed person,does tht meanz samamukonda/kumufunila zoipa,definetely no.

    2. Mr osnash lwanda,i am nt recomendin suicide as asolution in dis case,at de same tym we can’t b happy seein sum1 suffer so much on de ada hand,in dis case him must nt b judged,he dd what he thought was best 4 him,nt accordin to our feelins,thoughts,viewz&blivs,if i may ask,av u eva heard pple sayin akapume munthuyu anazunzika referin 2de deacesed person,does tht meanz samamukonda/kumufunila zoipa,definetely no.

  7. I think the problem is the one who discharged him,,,maybe what was documented in his health passport during discharging zinamuopsya and counseling inavuta, but thats funny anyway RIP

    1. When someone is discharged in a hospital no matter a condition was but it means wachira or kukadikilira Ku mudzi anyway maybe panali zina zomwe amaganiza poti anthu timaganiza mosiyana and sitikudziwa kt discharge yake inali iti, but to kill yourself thats a sin

    2. Thts a sin indeed as written in10 commndments of God tht we shall not commit suicide bt any way thts how he fill its btter for him.

    1. Indeed how can someone with broken legs manage to hang himself let alone with shoelaces to the roof top?
      This reporting is vague

  8. Nde kut amazembezera mkazi wake ameneyo nde mkazi adangot ndinkakuza swittie bitch ijayo udzapeza nayo tsoka lero siizi heeeeeeeeee wavaya kamba kachisembwere vuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

  9. Ndizovutabe akalingalira kuti adali bwino bwino kumayensa mopanda kuvutika but kudulidwa miyendo yonse mkufa komwe dala Rip a teacher nafe tizikupezeni machokedwe apa dziko pano ngomwewo tizisiyani manyamukidwewo

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