Police in western Uganda have launched investigations into the death of a secondary school student who is suspected to have taken his own life.
The deceased, identified as 17-year-old Douglas Ahurra, was a Senior Three student at St Leo’s College, Kyegobe, in Fort Portal city.
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According to regional police spokesperson Vincent Twesige, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening shortly after Ahurra had returned home from church. He reportedly removed a rope tied to a cow and told his mother he was heading to collect firewood in a nearby valley.
Minutes later, he was discovered hanging from a tree in a neighbour’s garden.
Police say statements from family members and other witnesses have been recorded, and an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death is under way.
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