Suicide cases worry Mahalapye police

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PALAPYE: The Police in Mahalapye are worried by suicide cases in which people take their lives without leaving any traces for such acts.

This comes after a 37-year-old man left his family heartbroken after he was found hanging from the rafters of his one-room house at Parwe ward on Tuesday near the Showground. The deceased is said to have used a wire to end his life. On the same day another man attempted to commit suicide.

Mahalapye police station commander, superintendent Isaac Mamadi confirmed the incident adding that they are worried by such cases as last year they recorded eight cases of suicide. He said the current matter was reported to them at around lunch time on Tuesday.

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