Boy hangs himself after a quarrel

Monday, February 16, 2015

MAUN: a fourteen year old Form one student at Okavango community junior secondary in Gumare committed suicide after a quarrel with his aunt, police have revealed.

The boy allegedly hanged himself with a rope following a misunderstanding with his aunt who was angry at him for putting on her boyfriend’s shoes.

The aunt allegedly lashed him for putting on her boyfriend’s shoes. Gumare Police station commander Phillip Lopang confirmed the suicide case but would not say if the quarrel was over shoes.

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