Young man commits suicide in Ghana after misunderstanding with his girlfriend * (graphic photo)

Kweku Mensah, over the weekend, committed suicide at Axim, Western Region, over a misunderstanding with his girlfriend. The deceased who earned his living at the beach, is reportedly to have taken his life in connection with an unresolved issue between him and his girlfriend with whom he had two children.


Mr Kofi Nokoe, the President of the Axim Youth Alliance, who disclosed the sad incident to the Ghana News Agency, said family sources told him that Mensah’s girlfriend had threatened to curtail the relationship due a misunderstanding.

He said the deceased, unable to withstand the loss of his girlfriend, decided to terminate his life. He was found hanging on a tree and the body has since been deposited at the Axim Government Hospital.