A lifeless body of a 39-year-old man has been found dangling on a cable wire in Ndeeba a Kampala suburb.
The body belongs to a foreign currency trader identified as Laney Kyikonyogo who reportedly committed suicide at his home in Tomusange zone in Ndeeba, a Kampala suburb.
Kyikonyogo was dealing in the foreign exchange business while in Uganda.
Although the motive of his suicide is still unknown, it is alleged by the neighbors to the deceased that after he returned home from Dubai two months ago, he was often distressed and reserved and they would go several days without seeing him.
It is not until Wednesday evening that a neighbor decided to pay him a courtesy call that he discovered His lifeless body hanging to a cable wire fixed through a hole on the ceiling of his house.
They suspect that the deceased could have ended his life because of depression or anxiety problems.
The shocked neighbor sounded an alarm that attracted residents who later informed the area Defense Secretary and local council Chairperson-Lc, Charles Kasaga .
The area Defense Secretary, Abdul Bulondo, says upon reaching the deceased’s home, they found the gate wide open and found the deceased’s body hanging on a cable.
The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says police retrieved the deceased’s body and took it to City mortuary Mulago for postmortem.
He says they handed over the body to the deceased’s relatives for burial in Wobulenzi in Luweero district on Thursday afternoon as investigations are ongoing.
