In a shocking unexpected case of suspected marital scandal, a Ndunduni area pastor in Matungulu Constituency yesterday took poison in an incident suspected to be suicide contemplation.
The incident happened on Friday afternoon in the Pastors residential home after a relative who was at the pastors house incidentally found the pastor lying unconscious at his backyard with an empty bottle at his side. The bottle on keen scrutiny was found to contain a weed spray which is poisonous for human consumption.
The relative who is an aunt to the victim alerted the rest of the people who were preparing for the pre-wedding set to happen on Sunday.
The pastor is recuperating at the Kangundo District Hospital where he was rushed immediately.
Efforts of speaking to the church leaders present at the hospital where futile as all stated that the incident was abrupt and unexpected. The church members however confirmed the pre-wedding preparations were underway.
It is however suspected that the pastor might have contemplated suicide due to differences with his fiancés though the main cause has not yet been found.
One medical practitioner who promised to comment on grounds of anonymity stated that, “the patient has been admitted ten minutes ago in a severe critical state; he could not walk or open his eyes nor say how he felt. However he is in a stable condition now.”
CID Officers from Kangundo police station have started investigations.