Man Blows Head Off

A MAN believed to be about 50-years-old ended his life Sunday morning after shooting himself in the head at Bohyen in Kumasi.

The deceased, who was alone at the time, pointed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger, blowing out his brains.

Conflicting reports emerged with regard to where exactly the deceased committed the heinous crime.

Whilst some alleged the deceased, who was identified as Yaw Ofori Atta, took that weird action in the middle of an adjoining road at Bohyen around 6 am, others claimed that he shot himself right in front of a provision store close to his house.

What triggered the suicide action was not immediately known, but sources alleged perhaps he was indebted to someone in huge sums of money.

Neighbours were also speculating that maybe he was suffering from a chronic disease so he decided to end his life in that weird manner.

Ofori Atta’s body had since been deposited at the KATH morgue in Kumasi awaiting autopsy.

A police source hinted DAILY GUIDE that the noise of the gunshot drew a large number of people to the scene.

He said the police were called to the scene and they found the body of the deceased lying on the ground on arrival.

He disclosed that the bullet of the gun had opened a huge cavity in the man’s skull, with his brains mixed with blood, gushing out.

According to him, the police had started investigations into the matter.

The source said the foreign made pistol which the man used to end his life was in the possession of the police.

Meanwhile, other DAILY GUIDE sources indicated that the man had, lately, been threatening to end his life.

They however said they never expected the deceased to carry through his threat by blowing out his brains.