A young man in his early 20s has been discovered hanging from a cocoa tree in Latutu, a farming community in Akyem Tontro, within the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The deceased, who reportedly arrived in the community with his father from Sefwi to visit a family member just a week ago, allegedly took his own life after his father left for Somanya.
On Wednesday morning, the young man dressed nicely, took his bag, and went out.
His body was found later that evening around 5:00 PM hanging in a cocoa farm.
The owner of the farm, Mr. Emmanuel Abayatey, an area best farmer, discovered the body.
According to reports, the young man tied a sponge to a branch of the cocoa tree and stood on a gallon to hang himself.
The Assemblyman for the Osiem-Afigya Electoral Area, Stephen Tetteh, confirmed the incident, stating that a Police Criminal Investigation officer from Tafo District Police Command was at the scene to take inventories of the crime scene.
Stephen Tetteh lamented the lack of transportation, which forced them to carry the body to the roadside to find a tricycle to take it to the mortuary of Akyem Tafo Government Hospital.
Police are investigating the cause of the young man’s actions as he did not leave any note.
