Police in Sheema District are investigating circumstances under which a 63-year-old allegedly committed suicide by poisoning.

The deceased is Baale Adriano, a resident of Bunyagongo cell in Kagango division in Sheema Municipality and the incident happened on Sunday, July 14th in Rushoroza Cell, Kagango Division in Sheema Municipality.

The greater Bushenyi Region Police Spokesperson, Martial Tumusiime confirmed the incident noting that on that very day, the deceased took his wife to Rwabutura Catholic Church for prayers, he came back to Kabwohe town to a petrol station to fuel his car and drove heading to Ngoma, where he reached on the road and abandoned d his car and went by foot. On Monday morning, his body was found in a one Siraji's farm in Rushoroza Cell after a long search.

According to police, his body was found smelling a suspected Pesticide/Poison hence it is said he could have committed suicide by taking poison. The body was later retrieved and taken to kabwohe Health Center IV for post-mortem.