{"id":324361,"date":"2022-08-16T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=324361"},"modified":"2022-08-15T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:06:25","slug":"elderly-man-commits-suicide-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=324361","title":{"rendered":"Elderly man commits suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>AN inquest has been registered by police in Omusati after an elderly man ended his life on Friday evening at Olupito village, Okalongo Constituency, Omusati Region.<\/p>\n<p>Crime Investigation Coordinator deputy commissioner Moses Simaho, identified the deceased as 63-year old Gerson Immanuel.<\/p>\n<p>According to Simaho, the deceased was found hanging with a rope around his neck from the branch of berry tree near his homestead.<\/p>\n<p>It is further reported that the deceased was last seen on Friday around 12:00 at the local cuca shops and his lifeless body was discovered by his grandson hanging.<\/p>\n<p>Simaho added that no suicide note was left behind and no foul play is being suspected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David AN inquest has been registered by police in Omusati after an elderly man ended his life on Friday evening at Olupito village, Okalongo Constituency, Omusati Region. Crime Investigation Coordinator deputy commissioner Moses Simaho, identified the deceased as 63-year old Gerson Immanuel. 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