Woman dies by suicide after jumping into River Yala

A woman drowned after he jumped into River Yala in Yala Town, Siaya County.

Police said the victim died by suicide in the incident and linked the same to an earlier domestic dispute in her nearby home.

The incident happened on August 25 in the afternoon, witnesses and police said.

A bag with documents that identified the woman as Seline Adhiambo, 18 was found on the bridge of the river where she had jumped from, police said.

The police said they also found a pair of open shoes at the scene. The efforts to retrieve the body were ongoing, police said on Wednesday.

Her relatives said the woman had quarreled with the mother and threatened to die by suicide.

Suicide cases have been on the rise amid efforts to address the trend. Up to three cases are reported daily, police say.

The World Health Organisation says such cases are attributed to joblessness, death, academic failures or pressures, legal difficulties and financial difficulties.

Other reasons are bullying, previous suicide attempts, history of suicide in a family, alcoholism and substance misuse, depression and bipolar disorder.

Meanwhile, a man aged 18 is admitted in hospital after falling from the tenth floor of a house in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area.

The man is said to have been removing his clothes from the rooftop of the residential house on Monday night when he slid and fell. He landed on the rooftop of a house adjacent to the residential house sustaining serious injuries.

The victim is a student at a nearby school. He told police he slid off from the rooftop of the house as he picked up dried up clothes from a clothesline.

He was rushed to the hospital and admitted in stable condition, police said.