Man commits suicide after setting his house on fire
A terrifying incident has occurred at Kpone in the Greater Accra region’s Kpone-Katamansu Municipality when a man in his thirties set his house on fire and committed suicide.
The man who has only been identified as Tetteh, according to eyewitnesses, set fire to his semi-permanent home and then went away.
After the house was burned to the ground, Tetteh took his wrath out on himself by hanging himself in his backyard with a nylon rope.
His body was located behind the house, hanging from a tree.
Janet Nortey Norkor, the deceased’s niece, said she went to buy bread in the neighbourhood around 10 p.m. on Saturday when she heard an unusual noise coming from his uncle’s room.
“A few minutes later, I noticed his house was on fire, so I raced over to our house and raised an alarm about the fire, and everyone came out to see the fire.”
Another relative stated she wasn’t surprised because he was usually yelling and making unwarranted accusations and threats.
Speaking to DGN Online, another resident stated that they witnessed the man leave the room while a dense cloud of smoke billowed from the residence.
Tetteh was living alone because he was at odds with his relatives, according to the resident, who also pointed out that the deceased did not leave a suicide note.
They eventually found the young man hanging from a tree at the back of the house after putting out the fire, according to her.
The incident has been confirmed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Herbert Sosu, Crime Officer of the Kpone District Police, who claimed that investigations have been initiated to determine the cause of the incident.
Meanwhile, the young man’s body had been taken to the Tema General Hospital morgue.
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