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Teen Suicide: 13-year-old girl hangs self in Edo

Thirteen-year-old Precious Iwezoa has allegedly hanged herself in Benin City, Edo State, throwing her family into mourning.

As learnt, a neigbour found Precious  – who lived with her grandmother at No. 6 Osagie Street, Off Lucky Way Road, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area – dead in their compound and immediately alerted her family about the incident.

According to Peace Uwadia, “Around 12, that was when I entered the house after church service. Immediately I opened the gate, I sighted her dead body and the rope. I did not know what exactly happened.

“I was shocked and immediately raised the alarm to alert the grandmother because I knew she would be the only one in the house.”

The deceased, as gathered, had been living with her paternal grandmother since 2017.

Commenting, the grandmother, Janet Ohioma narrated that Precious had earlier helped her to heat her food and later sat in the living room watching the television.

When Uwadia raised the alarm, Mrs Ohioma did not expect to see a lifeless Precious.

“I thought Precious had run away away from home as she had done before but was found by a neighbor. When I got to where Precious was, I fell,” the traumatized woman said.

Meanwhile, the Edo State Police Command assured that the incident will be investigated but ruled out foul play.

“The police has removed the body and deposited for preservation at our clinic at Ikpoba Hill while investigation is on to unravel the cause of her hanging herself,” the Command spokesperson, Bello Kontongs assured.

“It is sad for me reporting that a thirteen-year-old who has not even started life, is hanging herself for reasons only known to her because there was no suicide note and observing the body, for now, I can said there was no foul play. She actually hanged herself”, the police added.

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