
Two people have died in separate suspected suicide-by-hanging incidents in Kisoro district, Uganda, within about 15 hours of each other, according to The Observer. The first incident occurred on Saturday, September 5, at around 7pm in Mataramba village, Muramba sub-county, where 80-year-old Andrew Ndagijimana was found hanging inside his house. His wife, Tereza Nyirayanze, said she had left him at home before the discovery. Details of the second incident were not included in the report excerpt.
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