Man found hanging on tree near Volta River

A man has been found hanging on a tree near the Volta River at Kpong in the Eastern Region, Ghana, according to reports.

“The deceased was unfamiliar to the people of the community and that there were suspicions of suicide,” according to the Assemblyman for Kpong Zongo Electoral Area, Gershon Amaglo.

“The deceased may have been travelling at the time of his arrival, as nobody in the community was able to identify him,” according to reports.

“There was a small mark on his forehead, and then he was bleeding from the nose as if he had fallen on his forehead,” according to reports.

The incident was immediately reported to the Kpong Police.

The body has been transported to the Atua Government Hospital Mortuary in Odumase Krobo for preservation and post-mortem examination.

The Police are continuing with their investigations.