The Namibian Police have registered four suicide inquests, in Windhoek and at Swakopmund and Lüderitz, between Friday and Sunday.
At Mondesa, Swakopmund, a 29-year-old man died during Friday morning after he allegedly took his own life shortly after refusing to be taken to a hospital.
It is alleged that Riomario Domingo Xoagub had earlier attempted to take his own life as well.
Family members alerted the police, who arrived to take him to a hospital, but he reportedly refused and threatened to injure the officers.
The family then asked the officers to leave, saying they would call paramedics.
Minutes later, they notified the police that Xoagub had ended his own life.
No suicide note was found.
Another suicide inquest was opened after the body of Hofeni Shoombe (40) was found on Kupferberg road, about 40 kilometres from Windhoek, in a vehicle belonging to a tour company on Friday.
Shoombe’s next of kin have been informed.
At Lüderitz, police found the body of a 38-year-old man in the holding cells at the police station charge office at around 08h50 on Saturday.
The man is suspected to have taken his own life after he was detained on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm in a domestic violence case.
The fourth case was reported at Katutura in Windhoek, where the body of Wilfried Josef Katjihambi (44) was found in a shack room behind a main house in Abraham Mashego Street around 07h00 on Sunday.
Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said all of the cases are under investigation.
“We continue to urge families to pay attention when a relative shows signs of distress,” she said.
She added: “Early intervention is important, and we encourage the public to seek help when they notice changes in behaviour.”
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