By Obakeng Maje
Cokonyane-A 35 year-old woman allegedly hanged herself in Cokonyane village, near Taung and that left her family shocked.

Sylvia Baba Mangwegape,35, allegedly committed suicide on Sunday after she suffered depression.

Mangwegape was sick and the illness affected her mental, according to family member.

“Sylivia Mangwegape was allegedly sick since 2007 and she went through almost to every doctor without any help. The illness actually affected her mentally and she started to show some depression symptoms. In December she once highlited that she want to kill herself, but we took it very lightly” Monaunwa Mangwegape said.

According to Mangwegape’s family she committed suicide on Sunday after her mother left for a church.

“I left Sylvia with her son Phenyo Mangwegape,7, and left for a church. My grandson, Phenyo arrived at church shocked and said his murder has committed suicide by hanging herself on the rafters” Georginah Mangwegape.

The mother of the victim said they found a two drums linked together in Sylvia’s beedroom where she committed suicide.

A 35 year-old girl was unemployed and the family suspect maybe that might also contributed to her death.

Mangwegape was allegedly ill for a long time and she was always quite. She will be buried on Saturday and leaves her son called Phenyo and her brothers and mother.-TDN
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