Detectives are
investigating an incident where a 19-year-old boy fell from the eighth floor of
an apartment and died in Langata, Nairobi.
The team wants to
investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
It is alleged that the deceased, identified as Brenan Maxwell, had had a confrontation with his mother at their
home on Sunday before the incident happened.
The incident was
among at least 10 suicide incidents reported in the country over the weekend
alone.
The deceased son had allegedly assaulted
his mother before his friend intervened to stop the confrontation after she had
questioned where he had been.
Witnesses said a few minutes later, the
boy’s father arrived home.
When the deceased saw him, he walked
to the balcony, oblivious of the dangers there, and slipped off, falling to the
ground floor where he died instantly.
He is believed to have been escaping
from the wrath of his father when he slipped and fell off.
The body was later picked up to the
mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
The incident left the family
devastated, police present said.
Police said they are now
investigating suicide in the tragedy.
Ten suicide incidents were separately
reported in Nyeri, Kakamega, Mombasa, Kericho, Kisii, Embu, Nakuru, Bungoma and
Tharaka Nithi Counties.
The majority of the victims were men, police statistics show.
The motives of the incidents were not immediately
disclosed.
The bodies are lying in mortuaries
pending autopsy and investigations, police said.
Police say the suicide trend has been worrying and
increasing, with up to two cases reported daily.
The government has been making efforts to address the menace
amid a surge.
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.
