Sint Maarten – Young man commits suicide

On Saturday December 13th at approximately 07.10 a.m. several patrols, Detectives and Forensic Department were sent to Honduras drive in Union Farm to investigate a possible suicide case.

On the scene the investigating officers spoke to the resident of that home who stated that her son in law who recently was having some personal problems and who was last seen late Friday night had committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at the back of the residence.

The victim was indeed found by the investigating officers hanging, in a sitting, position from a rope which was tied to a tree and was not showing any signs of life.

Dr. Douglas who arrived shortly after pronounced the death of the victim as a suicide. The body of the victim was transported to a morgue.