Tuesday, 30 June 2015

70-Year-Old Woman Kills Herself With Razor Blade In Kwara


Is this possible, for one to die just by razor blade, Read! A 70-year old woman, Mrs. Saratu Rahman, aka Iya Ogbomoso, from Offa, in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, has killed herself with a razor blade. According to Punch, the woman, a mother of four, cut her throat with the razor blade. A neighbour, who identified herself simply as Yetunde, said when she and other neighbours
heard Rahman screamed, they rushed to her room and saw her in a pool of blood. She stated that they contacted the police, adding that she was later rushed to a hospital where she was treated for two days before she eventually died. She said, “When we got into the room, we saw Mama in a pool of blood. We invited the police. She was rushed to the Lamode Hospital. The policemen later found the blade that Mama used to cut herself.'' In a self-confession audio tape of the septuagenarian, which was made available to PUNCH Metro, Rahman said, “ I used a razor blade to cut my throat. Please allow me to die; I don’t want to live in this world again.'' The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the suicide.

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