Senteni Masango, the eighth wife of, Swaziland’s King Mswati III, has committed suicide. She was found dead in the early hours of Friday m...
Senteni Masango, the eighth wife of, Swaziland’s King
Mswati III, has committed suicide. She was found dead in the early hours of
Friday morning.
Barely a week after the burial of her sister Nombuso
Masango, the king’s wife overdosed on about 40 amytriptyline capsules.
Amitriptyline, which is sold under the brand name Elavil, among others, is a
medicine primarily used to treat a number of mental illnesses.
What allegedly made matters worse was the king’s order to
ensure that she neither attends her late sister’s memorial service nor funeral.
Lately she has lived alone for over three years in a big mansion with not a
single visit from her husband, the king.
Last year in September, the king officially unveiled a new
bride, Siphelele Mashwama (19), the daughter of a Swaziland Cabinet minister,
Jabulile Mashwama.
She became his fourteenth wife, though some have left him.
Further reports claim he now has 15 wives.
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