Police proble 4 suicide cases across the country

Police from Matinyani Police Station are probing the circumstances under which an 80-year-old man died in Kitui County.

According to police, the man identified as Kavuswa Kitema was suspected to have committed suicide at his home in Matinyani.

Police officers arrived at the scene and found Kitema’s dead body hanging from a roof at his home.

Police said his neck was tied with a leso and the main door of the house was partially opened.

Police officers processed the scene and the body moved to Kitui County Referral Hospital morgue awaiting postmortem.

In Ngandone village in Meru, the body of a man identified as Benson Mwiti, 48, was discovered hanging from a tree.

The deceased's brother, Silas Kimathi, learned of the situation from local children who reported seeing someone hanging from the tree on Mwiti's farm, police said.

The scene was secured and documented by officers from Murungurune Police Station.

No suicide note was found, police said.

Mwiti’s body was moved to Kanyakine Hospital morgue for preservation until an autopsy can be performed.

Meanwhile in Elgeyo Marakwet, a 69-year-old man identified as Hosea Rorio, who was mentally ill is alleged to have tossed himself in a borehole that was half full of water, and passed on.

Officers from Chesuman Police Station officers said residents of the area helped the officers to retrieve the body.

No suicide note was recovered in the incident, police said.

Police officers noted the body had no visible injuries.

The body was moved to the Samaritan mortuary awaiting post-mortem.

Elsewhere in Muranga, a 47-year-old man identified as Moses Ngiciri died by allegedly hanging himself in the truss of his house using an electric cable.

Police officers who processed the scene said no suicide note was recovered.

Ngiciri’s  body was moved to Murang'a Level 5 Hospital mortuary awaiting autopsy.

The case remains open as police work to gather more details.

The World Health Organisation emphasises the importance of recognising warning signs of suicidal thoughts.

These can include withdrawal from social activities, drastic changes in behavior, and expressions of hopelessness.