Emmanuel Gyimah, a 37-year-old mentally-challenged person has hanged himself in a tailor’s shop at Offinso, the capital of the Offinso Municipality.
A source close to the Offinso Divisional Police said this happened at about 0540 hours on 25 February 2019 adding that the motive behind the act is unclear.
Giving details, the source said one Paul Gyarkye, a tailor and senior brother of the deceased opened his kiosk on the said day the incident occurred and chanced upon his brother’s lifeless body.
The source said the deceased was wearing a pair of blue jeans trousers without any shirt.
Gyarkye then quickly made a report to the police who immediately rushed to the scene and upon inspection found “no external marks of violence to suggest a foul play”, the source said.
The body has since been deposited at the Offinso Saint Patrick’s Hospital Mortuary for an autopsy.
Police have began investigations into the incident.
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Source: GNA