A man identified as Rex Kondwani committed suicide in Thyolo District in Malawi after his wife donated K12,000 which they earned from gardening work to a church.
Masambanjati police officer-in-charge, senior superintendent, George Kaleso, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 6, said the incident happened at Muwalo village, Traditional Authority Changata in the district.
According to Kaleso, the couple was engaged to do gardening piecework and was paid K12,000 which was kept by the wife.
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Yesterday, when Mr. Kondwani asked for his share, the wife told him she had donated the money to their local church. This led to an argument between the couple. The man was later found hanging from the roof of the church where the money was donated.
He, also added that suicide cases have been on the rise in Malawi with 256 cases recorded in the first half of this year.
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