Man dies at sleepover

Zim Now Writer

Police in Bulawayo are investigating the sudden death of 29-year-old Winford Nyoni of Mahatshula North who died at his girlfriend’s residential flat in the Central Business Centre on 21 September.

ZRP spokesperson for Bulawayo Province, Inspector Abednico Ncube, confirmed the incident saying Nyoni had a history of epileptic seizures.

“On the 20th of September 2023 at around 4 PM, the now deceased arrived at his girlfriend’s residential place in Bulawayo CBD for a sleepover and appeared drunk.

“His girlfriend prepared supper and after eating she spread the blankets on the floor where she slept with the now deceased,” he said.

At around 9am on 21 September 2023, the girlfriend went to work, leaving Nyoni still under the blankets playing games on his cellphone.

“Whilst she was at work, the girlfriend phoned the now deceased several times, but he was neither answering his phone nor replying to the text messages.

She then went back home at around 3pm and found the door of her bedroom partially closed and when she got inside, she found the now deceased still lying on the floor facing downwards,” added inspector Ncube.

The girlfriend tried to wake him up but realised that his body was lifeless.

A police report was made. The now-deceased had no visible injuries. Information obtained was that the now-deceased had a history of being attacked by epilepsy but had never been attended to by a medical doctor.

Nyoni’s body was taken to the United Bulawayo Hospital mortuary for postmortem.

Inspector Ncube urged members of the public to seek medical attention if they are not feeling well.