Man hangs self in lodge
Police in Bushenyi District are investigating circumstances under which a middle aged man committed a suicide by allegedly hanging himself in a lodge.
The Greater Bushenyi Region police spokesperson, Martial Tumusiime confirmed the incident which occurred on Thursday June 21 last at Planet Bar and Lodge in Kigoma Trading Center, Kizinda-Kigoma Town Council Bushenyi district.
Allegations show that on Jun 19, a man identified as Amon Amwesigye went to Planet Bar and Lodges to spend an evening but later asked for accommodation. He was accommodated in Room 1 of their Lodges by Moureen Kyosimire, the lodge attendant.
Tumusiime revealed that the deceased requested for the padlock so that he could lock the door from the inside but the attendant did not give it to him. He further said that on Jun 20, in the morning, Anita Alinda, the owner of the bar, recovered Amwesigye’s lifeless body hanging on a rope which was tied on the ceiling timber. Alinda reported the incident to police for action.
The deceased’s body was conveyed to Kitagata Hospital for postmortem and further examination as investigations into the matter are on going.
