Broken Heart Syndrome kills ‘SABC 8’ journalist Suna Venter
29 June 2017
Cape Town – The body of senior radio producer Suna Venter, one of the ‘SABC 8’ journalists, was discovered at her flat in Fairland, Johannesburg, on Thursday morning, her family confirmed.
Venter, 32, had recently been diagnosed with a cardiac condition known as stress cardiomyopathy or “Broken Heart Syndrome”, which could cause rapid and severe heart muscle weakness.
The family believed this had been caused by trauma and prolonged periods of unnatural stress.
“Those closest to her believe that her condition was exacerbated, if not caused, by the events of the past year.”