MOTHER OF TWO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

Maame Aba on the ground before the ambulance arrived

A woman believed to be in her late 40s attempted suicide by jumping from a height of about 60 feet on top of the newly constructed interchange at Tantra Hill junction off the Achimota- Pokuase road in Accra yesterday. The incident according to reports gathered on the scene happened at about 4:15 in the evening.

Among the crowd gathered were two boys age 13 and 11 years (names withheld) who said the victim is their mother. According to the older boy their mother whom he referred to as Maame Aba was with them at home in the morning until the afternoon.

“ we were in the house this morning and she left  but she did not  tell us where she was going so someone came to call us that our mother has falling down.”

The boys who looked calm confirmed that they live close down the street and had contacted some of their relatives on the incident. 

When asked if her mother was mentally challenged as speculated by some people at the scene, he said that it is not true but rather admitted that she had suffered from some skin disease for the past three months.

Further checks revealed that Maame Aba was at the same place two weeks ago but was seen and drove away by some people. According to them,she  complained of neglect from her  family and financial difficulty.

Reaching the scene 30 minutes after the incident, eyewitness were spotted calling the police for response while pedestrians and motorist looked on to the woman who seemed dead in a poll of blood.

After breaking the News on Peace FM, an ambulance later arrived after waiting for over an hour.

WHEN THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED. 

At exactly 5:26, a help came for Maame Aba who was at the time, could be seen moving her hands on the ground. Luckly when the ambulance arrived, a private salon car also packed with two police officers and a military man joined the response team.

While the military man looked for polythine as an alternative for gloves, one of the police officer was also busily taking pictures with his camera phone.