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An unidentified man, believed to be in his early 40s, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging, at Awudome Public Cemetery in Accra. <\/p>\n
The deceased with well-shaved hair and beard, dressed in a pair of black trousers, a grey pullover and wearing a pair of black slippers, was found hanging from a tree at the cemetery.<\/p>\n
He wore what appeared to be a wedding ring, red shorts under black trousers, while a dagger\u2019s cover hung out of his back pocket and had his tongue protruded out of the mouth.<\/p>\n
A few residents of Awudome Estate, in Accra, and passers-by, rushed to the cemetery in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the body.<\/p>\n
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When the Ghanaian Times arrived at the scene, at 6:40.am, a handful of people had gathered, discussing what might have triggered the alleged suicide.<\/p>\n
While some of them suspected foul play, others opined that he might have ended it all \u201cto run away from the pressures of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some motorists, who operate around the vicinity, said the deceased was not familiar to them.<\/p>\n
The Kaneshie Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Edward Faakye Kumi, confirmed the tragedy to the Ghanaian Times in Accra.<\/p>\n
READ ON:<\/strong><\/p>\n He said the police at about 7:00 am received information about the suicide, and a team of experts from the Criminal Investigations Department at the police headquarters were deployed to the scene.<\/p>\n ACP Kumi said the team found the deceased hanging in nylon from a tree at the cemetery and conveyed it to the Police Hospital mortuary for investigations.<\/p>\n He said no Identity card, mobile phone or suicide note were found on the deceased and gave the assurance that efforts were underway to trace the relatives of the deceased.\u00a0<\/p>\n ACP Kumi appealed to the public to provide reliable information on the deceased to the police.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n