Police in Ugunja, Siaya County are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man whose body was found hanging in his rented house within Ugunja town on Saturday morning.
The deceased, Peter Omondi, was discovered by his 27-year-old wife Roseline Achieng who reported the incident at Ugunja police station.
According to Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo, Achieng returned home to find the door locked from the inside.
Unable to enter, Achieng was forced to break the door down only to find her husband hanging from the roof in the sitting room. Kimaiyo added that upon police arrival, the officers discovered that Omondi had used a mosquito net to take his own life.
Investigations are underway to ascertain the motive behind Omondi’s apparent suicide, as no suicide note was discovered at the scene.
Omondi’s body, which had no visible injuries, was moved to Ambira Sub-County Hospital Mortuary pending post-mortem.”
