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BREAKING News: 15 Yr Old LAKEROAD Student Hangs Herself To Death Shortly After Quarrel With Dad
A 15 year old girl in 10th class at Lake road school of Lusaka yesterday shocked members of the family and friends when she hanged herself to death.The girl is identified as Tionenji Phiri(picture on the left)
The incident happened yesterday monday 12/19 in the afternoon, when her body was found in her Bedroom few hours after an alleged quarrel with her father and close friends told Tumfweko it’s not clear what the quarrel was about.
And friends to the late girl revealed that earlier that day, she posted on her friend’s facebook wall saying her dad is been a b**ch.
But Later on she wrote on her facebook wall “I hate my life” and few hours later her body was found hanging in her bedroom.
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Wanu Ngwee
December 20, 2011 at 5:08 pm
correction: “…learn these thing from (hanging oneself)…?
Wanu Ngwee
December 20, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Ba Tumfweko ala mwandi I need an automated spell-check!!
hurt
December 20, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Why can’t you people look beyond her mistakes calling her names and saying evil won’t help! Have some compassion. You don’t know this girl or what even transpered who are you to judge have you yourselves created a life? You’re not God we are all human stop casting stones when you’re not perfect.
monde
December 20, 2011 at 5:15 pm
To be bereaved family, my heartfelt condolences,
am a lady aged 29 with two kids and i tell myself that i have to handle them softly and tenderly though this does not mean i will scold or discipline them when need arises, i also look after nieces who are teenagers and these am extremly careful what i say to them when they are wrong because i know how high emotions tend to be around that age.
i tried committing suicide 3 times or more whilst growing up and its not because i didnt have it all. infact i can say i came from a middle income family and very christian. but when you are a teen with all these hormones buzzing everywhere, one tends to be too emotional. even when parents mean well, you tend to feel unloved and unwanted and in those days all we had was znbc so i cant say i was influenced by tv and there was no internet. so i just urge all parents to always give a listening ear to your kids and talk to them nicely. correcting someone isnt talking on top of your voice, kids to shapa (ku kwapula) are those below ten in my view.
sad indeed.
Heartbroken
December 20, 2011 at 5:16 pm
All of you blaming the poor girl are hypocrites.Problem with most Zambians is that you are always quick to judge others when you dont even know the full story,all you know is that they argued and there you go making your own stories and shunning the girl.I am not saying she made the right choice in doing what she did but lets not be quick to judge,the parent takes half the blame and yet no one is blaming him,he is automatically been made out to be a victim,yet you know nothing of the real truth behind it all. shameful…
princess
December 20, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Eish Zambians you can conclude it’s annoying..I know the girl personally and I urge you people to stop making ****** comments..what she did was wrong, and it should be our prayer God reddems her so..a christian nation we call ourselves meanwhile busy saying rubbish..there is nothing wrong with Lake road..I went there myself
Nubian Princess
December 20, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Facebook is a bi..t.ch! Kids do all sorts of things because of this evil FB
bwalya
December 20, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Umwana umwanakashi,kwena chankalipa!Rest in peace mummy.Gone too soon
Mack
December 20, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Just two months ago we buried Daniel, an ex Lake Road student. Dealing with that was pretty hard on us that went to school with him and I’m sure it was too on the Lake Road P.T.A School staff. I hope now more resources will be directed towards the Guidance and Counselling department which is headed by Mrs. Chaponda if I remember correctly. Gosh I’m really saddened by this. God bless Lake Road P.T.A School, it’s students, and it’s staff.
a real journalist
December 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm
First of all, my sincere condolences to the family.
secondly, Tumfweko, no one hangs them-self “to death”. they just simply hang them-self. learn your grammar or at lest appear to write the English language with some class.
keep up the good work thou!
simunza
December 20, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Awe,,,chabipa,anyway we can,t really blame her coz we dont know what really happened though she called her dad a *****,in any case thats really sad to lose life at that tender age.Rest in peace my dear hopefully!!!!.to the bereaved family ,my condolencses to u all.
mum
December 20, 2011 at 7:17 pm
may th little girl’s soul rest in peace.i went to lake road skool myself ad it hurts to see my juniors frm th sme skool dying in such a way.whoeva ws a frend of her on f/b noticed tht bt am sure thy wre young as wel so thy cudnt reason the way adults cud. poor girl cud nt evn seek advise frm antone instead sh decided to take kill herself.th father wil definately blame himself for th rest of his life.may God comfort th rest of th family as thy mourn.RIP LIL ONE
Air Mukwai
December 20, 2011 at 7:20 pm
mwebana kukula makamaka mwetukashana ala calibindwa ukukanshyana amashiwi mbi nawiso pantu wene ni lesa obe uwacibili. ndakaiyi ifintu nafipilibuka pamulandu wa human rights. mama uko kumunshi ngamwaufwa ati human rights ala lubali lwamulinganya ulwabuntuse. kashi iyi human right nailenga bakalume ukulafwala amaluku (trousers) mupela yamikalilo (buttocks) elyo notukashana nato imicitile nemifwalile nilekaleka. kashi mwebafyashi tecakwesha ukunenuka ukulatwala abana benu kumisa ku church lyonse pa sondo napa bushiku bwa pasaka.
complement goes to george mubanga.
jz
December 20, 2011 at 7:28 pm
no matter what transipired for this young girl to take her life, but what I can say is that the chap was possessd period! there is no reason here on earth to justify someone taking his/her life. let were she is going to be killed for the second time
Ms mwine mushi
December 20, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Imwe bantu both r 2 blame,mayb th dad wz bin promiscous,evn ma dad used 2 slip wit ma mums sista,i wz heartbroken bt killin maself,awe kwena teeeti.lyf has 2 gone on.we mwaiche walufyanya mwandi
Leddy Mwanje Sinyinza
December 20, 2011 at 7:46 pm
My condolences to the family. This is another one of those sad developments among the youth. Let’s not sit in the judgement seat cos that seat belongs to GOD alone. The spirit of suicide is hovering over the heads of our young people these days. It is not just in Zambia. It is all over the world. But as parents, we are called to recognize and arrest this through prayer and counselling the young ones with wisdom from GOD. There is an emptiness in a lot of the young people which needs to be filled with love. Most of us(the older generations) grew up knowing obedience without questioning it. But now things are different. Our children a questioning a lot of things in their homes but no answers come forth for them. We need to change our parenting styles and try to move with the times so that we can build sound relationships with our children.
umu bemba nkonko
December 20, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Aba bemba batila ati chindika abafyashi bobe wikale nshiku ishingi pa chalo.Lala umutende mune.
ZEMANDOLA
December 20, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Gone too soon, what could have caused her to take her life? Too much TV thinking that it’s normal to take your life when angered. Western culture…
Air Mukwai
December 20, 2011 at 8:12 pm
iwe@ umu bemba nkonko:
iyoo mwamoneka ngobatena muchibemba cenu. ala batila ABATI (ayikona ati).
aba bemba atila abati, “Chindika nonko na wiso Ngawikale nshiku inshingi pa calo.”
Gate keeper
December 20, 2011 at 8:31 pm
@Nubian Princess dont blame it on FB.it has given people a hint on what see was going through mentally.Blame the society we living in.TIME IS NEAR,THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS….
QUEST
December 20, 2011 at 8:47 pm
she had no mother to confide in or maybe the father had raped her and she could not stand the pressure of keeping it a secret. taking owns life is not something to sympathise with anyway. let her go to hell
mwinazedian
December 20, 2011 at 9:17 pm
You know, I see why the Chinese government has such strict censorship over the media and internet. Look at what is happening to our children? Im writing this with tears in my eyes, I am deeply touched, something seriously needs to be done about this. Children are losing respect for their parents, they don’t understand the meaning of life anymore. really sad.
Check
December 20, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Tumfweko do not feed the public your own imagination on matters. Try to always tell it like it is not spicing or adding what YOU think caused or led to what happened. The dead girl that committed suicide did not argue with anyone, who told you that she argued with her father? Go back and get the story right
umu bemba nkonko
December 20, 2011 at 10:00 pm
@Air mukwai.Ala natasha mune kabili natesha.Ala bonse tula tena kabili epo uli wewaku njalula palya nalufyanya.chisuma ba kana besa.musendame bwino
ine
December 20, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Tiger wanderers n malilisho seems ve beating in common n nw the r both well off. I ll start beating my kids n befriend leta kuma colej, kuti babako ama well off nabo
Samson
December 20, 2011 at 10:35 pm
SCREW EVERYONE OF YOU THAT NOTHING NICE TO SAY ABOUT THIS AND I HOPE NOTHING BUT THE WORST FOR U!!!! DON’T MAKE ****** ASSUMPTIONS AND FOOLISH COMMENTS!!!! CALLING HER DAD NAMES AND CALLING THE GIRL A WHORE???? NO!!!!! TUMFWEKO HAVE NO DETAILS AND ARE JUST MAKING SPECULATIONS!!!! THE MAN LOVED HER DAUGHTER WITH ALL HIS HEART AND THE GIRL WAS A VERY SMART STUDENT AND THIS HAS BEEN VERY SHOCKING TO FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS!!! SHAME ON ALL OF YOU!!!!!
Govt of Monkeys in a Maize Field
December 20, 2011 at 10:53 pm
No organised mental health services in Zambia. In developed countries this COULD have been put to a stop through involvement of social services and community psychiatriy nursesets. Sad
Diaspora
December 20, 2011 at 11:30 pm
I blame face book
Nashana
December 20, 2011 at 11:35 pm
My heart felt condolence to the family
ISH3000
December 21, 2011 at 12:12 am
SAMSON IS RIGHT…. U IGNORANT FOOLS EVEN SAYIN THINGS ABT DEVILS AND WHATEVA NONSENSE… BE REAL YOU DAFT AFRICANS…. YOUR OPINIONS ARE BASED ON MATUVI KWASILA…..
Original Zambian
December 21, 2011 at 12:42 am
Mr Phiri to the late daughter(Tionenji Phiri) must sue Tumfweko news media outlate for publicising this sad event in their family. This is a good case of intrusion causing truma, disparaging and demeaning the family. Get in touch for free legal services.
Racheal
December 21, 2011 at 12:43 am
my condolences to the family,died too young and lived too short,no one will ever understand anyone else’s life but sometimes life is a personal journey which has to be faced alone and decided alone. Unfortunately she decided the wrong path,a life is always one with buried secrets as someone grows,choose words rightly,know that correction is there to put you on the right track .The truth is that we may never know what happened to a beautiful girl like her. MHSRIP.
lake road student
December 21, 2011 at 1:14 am
Her father is a teacher and a good man….. Its not right for spectators who don’t even know him and the family to pass judgment…. The school needs serious improvement in the guidance section coz we can’t have two suicides from the same school in one year and both parents are teachers…. I as a former student is worried about the future of all of us because we are family who can’t afford to lose friends.
Forgive them father
December 21, 2011 at 3:08 am
To all who have said encouraging words to the family, God bless you, let not forget that even the family of the girl are reading, we should encourage one another in time like this, to all those who are joking on serious matters, pansaka tapabulwa chipupa
opness
December 21, 2011 at 3:31 am
the age is too small to kill herself it need investigation, either someone killed her father is first suspect and to findout if there is family tendency of suicide
jiasaw
December 21, 2011 at 4:35 am
HOW I FEEL, It Hurts, I Barely Know the girl…….but whyyy do thattt!!!!!..
So far, i have Lost One friend, Including her…Makes It Two….and I am so Hurt…….It Hurts..I feel Like It was my responsibility to be ther for Her…I feel Like It was My Responsibility to provide a shoulder she could weep On….I feeel so sorry…I dnt Know this Girl, but its touching…I Love you Tionje…And May your Soul Rest In Peace
FEGGY
December 21, 2011 at 6:03 am
It hurts to read such! Wateva happened, but taking your own life? And worse-off at that tender age…very sad developmentl, very sad indeed!
Dien
December 21, 2011 at 6:47 am
Muli na serious at “…hanged herself to death…”
Munacita kuti journalism yanu? Mulibe editor-in-chief?
Here its raining so you might as well report that “…the rain is raining..”, its a problem when you think in Bemba (my favourite language) but write in wnglish
DOLLAR BILLS
December 21, 2011 at 7:31 am
GET LOST GIRL AND ROT IN CONFUSION
Mwana Mfumu
December 21, 2011 at 8:19 am
Did she want to be a student at ZCAS?
whatever the case, hanging oneself is no solution. KIds of noe days. To much TV and internet.
When a child is being foolish, get a wipe and beat the foolisheness out. If they want let them hang
bafishinka
December 21, 2011 at 8:35 am
Too bad for the poor girl…..hanging was not a solution anyway. chabipa she has died when she just started her life.
M.H.S.R.I.P
chintofwa
December 21, 2011 at 8:59 am
She use to be my close friend. The father actually sexually abused her and she thought it will be unfair to be in a relationship.
Youngmecks
December 21, 2011 at 9:35 am
in the first place how dare this young gal call her own father a *****? chindika noko na wiso this was way too much.
jojo
December 21, 2011 at 9:42 am
To all those who find this as an opportunity to show your foolishness and insult at will, I pray that God convicts your heart and helps you see the light. The Devil is real and his Demons are just as real. Instead of you insulting this girl and wishing her hell and all, you should be praying for yourselves and your loved ones that the demon that possessed this girl comes nowhere close to you and those you love. Its the devil at work so there is no need for you to rejoice unless you’re an advocate of the devil himself.
Jo Ann
December 21, 2011 at 9:51 am
This is really sad… Rest In Peace Little one.
My condolences to the family, May God give you enough strength to cope.
RB Almost Sold the Entire ZED had IT NOT BEING FOR ME & MY WIFE's VOTE
December 21, 2011 at 9:57 am
End of the Days…
Kalu
December 21, 2011 at 10:08 am
PF have killed her, she was expecting more money in her pockets by now. Too many goodies in Lusaka and no money!
Kerry
December 21, 2011 at 10:13 am
PF have killed her, she was expecting more money in her pockets by now!
Wanyafye Tigers 1 Sinazeze Stars 1 (game abandoned - ref amina whistle)
December 21, 2011 at 10:17 am
Good mrng every1. Parenting is not as easy as we would want it to be. With things like Facebook taking over the role of parents/guardians and grand parents, managing your kids becomes more difficult. Men their evenings eating michopo and not having dinner with their families. Mums see their kids with expensive phones or playstaions or kids spending too much time on the net without questioning the kids. Some parents think grandparents are a waste of time. Wrong. Research shows that animals like elephants or baboons that spend family time together and have elders leading the groups live longer and happier lives. Morals are morals and cannot be overtaken by technology. Wrong is wrong and right is right, whatever century you live in. If a parent cannot handle his/her kids, call in sum1 to help. If a kid cannot handle parents, let that kid confide in sum1, that sum1 need not be a jerk from Facebook. RIP young lady and may the Lord look at your family with favor.
Chipubachandi
December 21, 2011 at 10:22 am
English is not our mother tongue. Remember for most of us except you who were spoiled by your parents, English is the second language, event third.
“Hang onself” is not equal to “death” because people have hanged but they did not died. In the court of law they say, “you will be hanged by the neck until pronounced dead”. So what is big issue about “hanging oneself to death”. There is no vernacular equivalent of this express: anazipaya mpaka imfa; aliikulika mpaka imfwa. That is why alike Chinua Achebe because he revolutionalised English.
Good day. For all those blaming my little sister, it is only when you have had an almost-death experience when you can understand what people go through in life. Most of you should actually examine yourselves. You represent a society which can’t face the challenges but instead it is ready to blame the victim as a scapegoat for its shortfall, and sickness! I am very sure and convinced that she is in the safe hands of her Creator. Unless your has not human heart! But with what have in the Bible, oh! Jesus would have been more understanding than a number of you chaps!!