A 17-year-old boy is said to have committed suicide by hanging in Tororo District on Wednesday.
The deceased idnetified as George Othieno, a casual labourer took away his own life in Amagoro Courts, in the Eastern Division of Tororo.
The Bukedi South Regional Police mouthpiece, Moses Mugwe confirmed the incident and revealed that an inquiry has been opened into the matter.
“On May 17, 2023, at about 3.50 PM at Amagoro Courts in Tororo District, one Difas Napakori, 67, the maternal grandfather to the deceased, forced the deceased’s door to open and pick a polythene bag for packing cassava. The said door was locked and supported with a stone from inside and upon entering the said house he found one Othieno hanging on a shirt in his room,” he said.
Mugwe said Police detectives and Scenes of Crime Officers had visited and documented the scene and recorded statements to aid the investigation.
The body was conveyed to Tororo main hospital mortuary pending post-mortem.
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