Psychiatric patient hangs self in Ondo

A 52-year-old psychiatric patient, Tope Ogunmodede, has reportedly hanged himself in his house in the Lafe area of Akure, Ondo State.

According to a source, the deceased, a cobbler, took his life on Friday out of frustration following his health challenge, which he and his family had reportedly been battling with for the past 32 years.


The source said sequel to the health challenge of the deceased, a lot of money had been spent by the family for the treatment of his ailment, but no fruitful result had been achieved.

As a result of the health challenge, the deceased, who stayed in the same house with his mother, Mrs. Comfort Ogunmodede, used to go for routine medical check-up at a hospital, and the check-up was due last Thursday, but had been shifted to Monday (today) because of the public holiday.

Tope was reportedly left at home alone on Friday and when his mother returned home from an occasion, she was said to have found the lifeless body of her son dangling in one of the rooms in their house.

Comfort was said to have raised the alarm, which brought in her neighbours, who later helped her to bring down the corpse.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Wole Ogodo, stated that police detectives had visited the scene of the incident and had taken photographs of the deceased.

He noted that no foul play was suspected in the incident, adding that the corpse had been deposited at the morgue of the Ondo State Specialists Hospital, Akure.