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[aco67]

Kenyan Arsenal fan hangs himself after Man Utd defeat

An Arsenal fan in soccer-mad Kenya hanged himself wearing his beloved team's shirt after their defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League.
Like elsewhere across Africa, Kenyans pack bars for English Premier League and Champions League matches, especially those involving Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Suleiman Omondi, 29, was found hanged at his home in a middle-class Nairobi estate shortly after leaving distraught from the pub where he had watched Arsenal lose 3-1 in their Champions League semi-final at the Emirates on Tuesday.
"He took some drinks and broke down in tears within the final minutes of the match," a fellow bar patron, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.
Police said they were called to Omondi's house on Wednesday morning. "What we are gathering is this suicide is related to the Arsenal and Manchester match," local Embakasi area police chief David Bunei told reporters.
Bar attendants said they had to intervene after Omondi lunged at a man who suggested Arsenal would not recover from conceding two early goals. They also lost the first leg 1-0.
Brawls are common in Kenya during football matches and there have been other related suicides reported in the past.

From The Guardian

[Madmax]

The guy must have had too much passion for arsenal.. poor fella should have got a hold of himself. Life is more precious than football!

[supersub]

media who are the ones who really made light of it.

[JoeTerp]

no reason at all for this to be in the news. Very likely that the person was suicidal already or a manic depressant and any number of triggers could have set this off

[tubby]

Didn't someone also hang themselves in Taksim square when we were in the final? Different situation still but football can do that to people.

[redbeergoggles]

Bet both his Town Halls  on an Arsenal win ,only for Wenger to prove he too had his removed a long time ago .......

[metalhead]

RIP

[Emerald Red]

Don't mean to sound cold, but who gives a bollox. If someone wants to hang himself over a football match, f*ck em. Eejit.

[Sabre]

RIP.