The mother of the late Churchill Boys’ High School student who committed suicide by jumping off a building in central Harare, Jessica Jacobs Chirindo, has called for authorities to secure the spot where the boy killed himself.
This follows the death of the senior Pastor at Upper Room Ministries, Barry Dambaza, who committed suicide by jumping off the same building last month.
Speaking to H-Metro in Dzivaresekwa at her son’s funeral, Chirindo said:
As a mother who has lost a child on that building, I do appeal to the City authorities to find security means of stopping this recurring spirit.
I plead as a mother if they can have cameras or security checks at the building.
Takudzwa Nigel Chirindo stayed with his grandmother Mbuya Chari in Dzivaresekwa. He killed himself on Friday last week at the Julius Nyerere Way Parkade after he had exhibited suicidal tendencies for some time.
Her mother also revealed that Takudzwa experienced a lot of abuse at school because of his background.