Mobila Yanam, said to
be in his 40s had tried two suicide attempts in the past.
He was said to have
drunk some poisonous substances in the earlier attempts but was treated at the
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and became blind about three years ago.
He was made to write
an undertaken on both occasions not to attempt suicide again.
Last Sunday morning,
Mobila who had lived in the area behind the Ridge Police Station close to the
ECG Sub Station in Kumasi for years was found hanging on a mango tree with a
piece of cloth. He was naked.
According to his
brother, Bobila Yanam, it all started after quarrels ensued between the
deceased and his wife over accusations and counter accusations of infidelity.
It culminated in the
two separating about four years ago. The wife left Kumasi and went to her
hometown in Northern Ghana with one of their children, whilst the deceased
stayed in Kumasi with the other child.
About three years
ago, Mobila drunk a poisonous substance and luckily some neighbours rushed to
the scene and sent him to the hospital after which he was made to sign a bond
at the police station not to attempt suicide again.
A few months
afterwards he broke the bond and attempted suicide for the second time, with
some unknown substances and was rushed to KATH where doctors did their best to
save his life but he lost his sight.
He was counseled not
to try the move again and according to his brother, Bobila on Sunday, he had
gone to visit him as usual to give him money for up keep only to find his
lifeless body hanging on the mango tree.
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