The emerging sad report has it that, a young man who was set
to get married was discovered hanging in his room dead, a few hours before
getting married in the Western Region.
The said man who is identified as Joe Red resides in Benso, a
community in the Mpohor Constituency and works with the Benso Oil Palm
Plantation (BOPP).
His wife to be, whose name was also given as Sister Yaa, is
also a trader in the same community but hails from Mpohor, the capital of the
district.
The two have been staying together unofficially for some
years and they are blessed with four children. The two agreed to make
their marriage official on Saturday October 10 2020, at the family
house of Sister Yaa.
SkypowerFM reported that, family members had gathered on
Saturday morning to give their blessing and support to the marriage. The
bride had already finished dressing up for her special day waiting for her
husband to arrive and put the ring on her finger.
A call was later placed to someone in the community to go and
check if he was at home, only for the family to be told that, he has hanged himself”. A reporter of Takoradi based Skyy Power FM, Osomafo narrated to
Mpimpimhene Nana Gyetuah.
The lifeless body of Joe Red was found in the room
hanging on a rope tied to the ceiling. The reason for taking away his life has
since remained a mystery to family members and other relatives. The wife,
Sister Yaa, who could not stand the shock collapsed after hearing the news, and
was sent to the hospital for treatment.
The body of Joe Red, has since been deposited at the
Efiankwanta Regional Hospital mortuary for further investigations.
The young man according to reports hails from
Mankessim in the Central Region, but has been living at Banso in Mpohor where
he works. The reason behind his death is still unknown. He left
behind a wife and four children.
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