Student commits suicide after dating married woman

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A young student from Chinhoyi University of Technology who committed suicide at a Norton farm is believed to have been driven to take his life by the fact that he had dated a married woman.

It is believed the woman’s husband may have gotten wind of the affair and confronted him. He was found hanging from a tree at a farm in Norton.

The young man, Gerald Tadiwanashe Mapurisa, 19, reportedly met the woman in a bar and had a one-night stand with her, according to his brother Gilbert Mapurisa who was speaking at a memorial service for the late last weekend.

Gilbert alleges that Gerald might have also been confronted by the married woman’s husband.

“He came and gave us US$10 and we went to a bar where Gerald met a woman unaware that she was married. I was upset with his behavior of hooking up with a woman he found in a bar. The woman would not leave Gerald and we left the bar after midnight but we could not take her home,” Gilbert narrated.

“Gerald had a one-night stand with the woman. I want to believe that someone informed her husband about our movements. We later learned that the woman was married and, when we asked her, she told Gerald that she had been stressed by her husband and wanted comfort. We went home, and I left Gerald asleep and went to town.”

“That was the last time I saw Gerald alive, only to find his body in a mortuary. He lost his life because he dated a married woman,” said Gilbert.

The deceased’s mother, Mabem Chivhayo, described her son as having been intelligent with prospects of a bright future.