Residents of Achalla -Urum, and Mgbakwu in Awka North local
government area of Anambra state were thrown into mourning on Friday when a
66-year old woman committed suicide in her room.
The deceased, identified as Uzoaku, a mother of two, was
said to have hung herself with a rope which she suspended on the burglary proof
of the window in her room.
The deceased was cooking in the kitchen around 4pm, when she
suddenly abandoned the food and dashed to the bedroom where she took her life.
A neighbor, Isaac Umeh, who described the incident as
regrettable, wondered why a grandmother would take such drastic decision.
He said the deceased was alone at home when the ugly
incident happened.
“Nobody was around except her. The food she was cooking was
still on fire when she suddenly abandoned it and rushed into the room where she
used a rope to hang herself on a window protector.
“The whole thing is still a shock to us because nobody
believed a woman of her age with grand children can take her life that way,” he
said.
The younger brother to the deceased, Fredrick Nwenu, who
accommodated her while alive, said the news came to him as a shock, insisting
that there was no reason for her elder sister to take her life, having trained
her two children to university level.
“She has two children who are university graduates. In fact,
the daughter is happily married with kids. So she has no reason whatsoever to
commit suicide” he added.
When our correspondent visited the residence of the
deceased, sympathizers were trooping in in their numbers to condole with the
family.
Grandma, 66, Hangs Self in Anambra
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