Senteni Masango, the eight wife of Africa’s last absolute
monarch, Swaziland’s King Mswati III, has died after committing suicide.
She was found dead in the early hours of Friday morning, April 6, barely a week after the burial of her sister Nombuso Masango.
According to reports, Senteni overdosed on about 40
amytriptyline capsules. Amitriptyline, which is sold under the brand
name Elavil, among others, is a medicine primarily used to treat a
number of mental illnesses.
This includes major depressive disorder and
lack of attention disorder.
Sources closer to her have revealed how unhappy she was with the abuse within the royal household.
It was alleged that the king ordered to ensure that she
neither attends her late sister’s memorial service nor funeral. Until
her death, she allegedly lived alone for over three years in a big
mansion with not a single visit from the king.
King Mswati last year officially unveiled a new bride,
Siphelele Mashwama, the 19-year-old daughter of a Swaziland Cabinet
minister, Jabulile Mashwama.
She became his fourteenth wife, though some have left him. Further reports claim he now has 15 wives.
