NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 – A man who had on February 3 posted on his Whatsapp status that he would kill himself has finally died by suicide. The body of Geoffrey Gachago Mbothe 30, was on Wednesday morning found hanging on a piece of bedsheet at his residence in Zimmerman, Nairobi, according to the police.
The caretaker, Fredrick Nganga said he spotted the body on the balcony of the deceased’s house on the first floor on Wednesday morning and informed the police. Detectives visited the scene and conducted a preliminary investigation. They however did not find any suicide note.
The wife told the detectives that the husband had earlier this month said he would kill himself but the family members intervened and the domestic matter was solved. On Tuesday, he again differed with the wife over some domestic issues.
The wife left the house and went to her niece’s house in Kahawa West where she spent the night.
According to police records, at least ten people have died by suicide in the last one week. Police are also investigating circumstances surrounding the death of an unknown man who is believed to have jumped from the 12th floor of an apartment near USIU.
“The deceased is a middle-aged male African. His skull was completely fractured and we are in the process of establishing his identity,” police said.
On Tuesday, Meshack Kipkoech Kirui 21 and Jackton Mukavana also died by suicide in Mauche Njoro and Imbiakalo, Kakamega County, respectively.
On Monday in Ngata, Rongai in Nakuru County, the body of Wendy Audry Kanjo was found lying dead on her bed with foam around her mouth. Three empty sachets of morphine drugs were found next to her bed.
The same day in Kaptembwo, the body of Emmanuel Kipngetich Rono was found hanging at the edge of a cliff within Technology Farm. His motorcycle was recovered about 20metres from the scene
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