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Tanzanian student dies by suicide in her hostel in Nairobi

The team says there was a suicide note in the woman’s sitting room

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by MERCY ASAMBA

News21 November 2022 - 06:24
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  • •The team says there was a suicide note in the woman’s sitting room, which indicated she was depressed.
Crime scene.

The body of a 23-year-old Tanzanian student was found in her apartment after an apparent suicide in Nairobi's Thome estate.

Violet Bijura, a fourth-year student at the United States International University in Nairobi is believed to have hanged herself on a frame in her house on November 19.

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Police said they were informed the body was hanging on a bed sheet at the house before they moved there and confirmed the same at about 7 pm.

They found the body dangling on the doorframe on a white bed sheet that was around her neck.

The team says there was a suicide note in the woman’s sitting room, which indicated she was depressed.

Police said they were also informed she was depressed but the a probe is ongoing.

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