A Grade 10 Limpopo schoolgirl has been reported to have committed suicide, the Mbilwi Secondary School pupil was reported to have overdosed on prescription pills.
This follows a recent video circulating on social media of 15
year olf, Lufuno Muvhungu seen repeatedly slapped by a Grade 10 pupil, while
other school girl cheered on. Limpopo police spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela
Mojapelo, said police had opened an inquest docket after Mavhungu’s alleged
suicide.
In a different case an investigation has been opened after a Bellville
detective sergeant who is believed to have shot himself was his office on
Tuesday morning.
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) spokesperson
Charlton Johnson said the work done by police members often left them exposed
to trauma, not much else could be said about what led up to the death of the 48
year old man.
In a different incident that also took the whole of South Africa
by storm was the death of Anele “Nellie” Tembe, the fiancée of SA rap star AKA.
Who allegedly jumped from the 10th floor of a Cape Town hotel
While neither the Tembe family or AKA have confirmed or
denied that Nellie had been suffering from mental health issues, social media
had sparked the talks on mental health also encouraging many people to come
forward and share their own stories of depression and suicide.
By Everngelista Muza
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