By Own Correspondent| A man from Langton Farm in Silobela left his community in shock after he axed his wife for using contraceptives.

Busani Mandava (35) allegedly struck his wife Chipo Basopo with an axe while she was sleeping after he had learned that she was taking contraceptive pills without his knowledge.

Chipo reportedly died on the spot while Mandava then committed suicide.

After committing the murder, Mandava then forced his neighbour to take in his three-year-old child and ordered him to take her to his brother’s the next day. He then hanged himself using a barbed wife.

Silobela MP Mthokozisi Manoki-Mpofu confirmed the shocking development to the Chronicle saying:

“Yes, I received information that there is a man who killed his wife before taking his own life.

They spent the whole day ploughing in their field. They retired around 3 PM before they went fishing in the nearby dam. Everything seemed fine for the young couple.

It is believed that the couple had a misunderstanding over family planning issues. According to a note that he left which is in the hands of the police, he got angry when he discovered that his wife was taking family planning pills without his knowledge.”

Mandava was buried on Sunday while Basopo was taken to Mpilo Hospital for post-mortem.-StateMedia