A man allegedly committed suicide in Buuri Sub-County in Meru County by hanging himself from a tree, eyewitnesses alleged.
The man has been identified as Bernard Kiambi , a resident of Njotene village, they said.
The incident happened at around 7:00 AM and when I arrived on scene, a crowd had gathered an and we tried to help as he had not succumbed completely, Makandi, an eyewitness said.
“I spent the entire day with him yesterday and he showed no signs of wanting to take his life. He was engaged in a task I had given him and left for home when in the evening.
“I called him in the morning and asked him if he would come to complete his task. After 5 minutes, I heard screams and before learning that he hanged himself.
“Before we cut the rope he was hanging on, movements on the hands and head could be seen. We reported the matter to the police who took long to respond,” said Makandi.
Makandi claimed that the Bernard’s wife had gone to take her grandchild to the hospital at the time. She said that the wife spent the night at her daughter’s house because the child was undergoing a surgery operation.
“The wife came in home in great shock. We wonder how long the body is expected remain on the scene before being picked up,” said Makandi.
According to the Bernard’s wife, they were not involved in any dispute before his death. However, she said that long time ago he used to threaten that he would take his life but he stopped.
“Until recently, he seemed okay to me expect normal issues affecting families such as lack of school fees. He was a mason,” said Faith.
Ntinyari, daughter
According to Bernard’s daughter, her father had asked her to go and stay with him for some time when they talked over the phone that morning.
She said she was shocked to find out the her father hanged allegedly hanged himself on when she arrived home.
