A 56yr old man has allegedly committed suicide at Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The deceased is said to be a son of one Madam Owusu Asaah Twum popularly known as OAT Bakery, a renowned bread baker at Nkawkaw.
According to the Nkawkaw Divisional Police Commander ACP Kofi Adu, the police received information from the deceased brother yesterday around 7:40pm that his brother has committed suicide using a pump-action gun.
The police intelligence however suspects foul play in the act upon reaching the scene.
ACP Kofi Adu told Kingdom FM reporter Nana Akua Akyedie that the police have commenced investigations into the matter.
He wondered how one could use a pump-action gun to commit such an act.
“Yesterday around 7:40 pm we had a complaint from a man who happens to be a brother to the deceased. The complaint was that his senior brother who has not been well for some time has shot himself in his room. Based on the information received we moved to the scene (their residence) where the incident happened. At the scene, we saw the deceased in a pool of blood and pump machine gun with him so we took the body to Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital. So far, we have arrested one, a house help who lived in the same room to assist us in an investigation.
“Per how the incident happened we suspect foul play. For now, we do not have anybody in mind but the investigation is still ongoing. We suspect foul play based on the circumstance leading to death. I said this because looking at where the wounds were spotted vis-à-vis the kind of weapon found, it’s a bit not clear whether he could shoot himself with that weapon especially where the injuries were identified.”
