A day after Philippines based Zimbabwean filmmaker Violet Avoid reportedly committed suicide by ingesting rat poison, her husband, Tichaona Madzikanda has claimed that his wife is still alive and has only been ill after suffering from a bout of food poisoning.day after Philippines based
Zimbabwean filmmaker Violet Avoid reportedly committed suicide by ingesting rat poison, her husband, Tichaona Madzikanda has claimed that his wife is still alive and has only been ill after suffering from a bout of food poisoning.
Avoid has been trending following a story that she had allegedly committed suicide only a day after she celebrated her 33rd birthdayViolet did not commit suicide, she only took poisoned food. All of this that is coming out about divorce and depression, I don’t know where it’s coming from. All I know is that on social media there are people that want money and attention,” he said.
Madzikanda went on to narrate how Avoid, who had travelled to a remote part of the Asian country, had fallen ill.
“I and my wife make videos. That’s the work that we do. So, my wife appeared going to a province in this country that we are in and I was not able to accompany her.According to initial reports, Avoid was battling suicidal thoughts after marital problems had seen her thrown out of her matrimonial home by her husband.
Avoid had reportedly been raped at work a few months ago, which had led to the breakdown of her marriage. She was also said to have been pregnant from the rape.
In a video posted on Avoid’s Facebook account, Madzikanda said Avoid was alive and had not committed suicide. Instead, he appeared to suggest that his wife was on life support after a bout of severe food poisoning
