This is Tapiwa Chapika who was found dead in a ward in Stellenbosch Provincial Hospital where he had been admitted for 72-hour mental heal...
This is Tapiwa Chapika who was found dead in a ward in
Stellenbosch Provincial Hospital where he had been admitted for 72-hour mental
health observation.
“The body of a 41-year-old male was discovered dead in one
of the hospital wards and it is suspected that he was strangled. No one has
been arrested‚” said Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana of South African Police Service
(SAPS) Western Cape Media Centre.
Later‚ SAPS confirmed that an autopsy had been conducted
“but the content of the autopsy report cannot be made available”. Police
however said that a case of murder had been opened.
Cousin of the deceased‚ Solomon Shumbanhete‚ speaking on
behalf of the family said‚ “I took Tapiwa to hospital when I suspected he was
mentally unstable. My intention was to seek medication first and then take him
back to Zimbabwe.”
He said Chapika’s body had black marks round his neck. The
family had repatriated the body and buried Chapika in Zimbabwe. Chapika came to South Africa early 2017. He was a horse groom
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