Mentally retarded unemployed man commits suicide

A 32-year-old man, John Abugah, on Friday committed suicide by hanging himself on a mango tree with a nylon rope opposite the Legon HFC Bank.

Speaking to GNA on Monday, the Head of Legon security, Mr. Amadu Salifu, said a search conducted on the deceased revealed two foreign female students’ identification cards in his pocket and his voters’ identification card.

A family member said the deceased had a mental problem and was an ex-convict.

Mr. Salifu said the body had been deposited at the Police Hospital for autopsy.**