A 27-year-old man has committed suicide for dread that his eager spouse may prematurely deliver.
Antony Juma, whose spouse had prematurely delivered twice some time recently, hanged himself utilizing a rope inside his rental house at Rodi Kopany township in Homa Bay Sub-area on Sunday.
The man’s body was found dangling from the roof by his boss’s wife when she went to call him to attend to some domestic chores.
The former herder’s younger brother Jared Juma said he had serious psychological issues based on past experiences of his wife losing their children.
“My brother was traumatised by the loss of his two children through miscarriages. He was withdrawn because he thought he might lose the third child too,” said Jared.
“I asked him whether the boss was frustrating him but he told me ‘no’. I then involved friends for counselling to enable him believe that his wife can deliver successfully,” he added.
He said the couple had gone through counselling after the second miscarriage, but it appeared his brother never got over the trauma.
Homa Bay OCPD Esau Ochorokodi said police are investigating the incident.
