Police in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State are looking into the
death of a 35-year-old man who killed himself, according to reports, after his
wife sold two chickens for a price he thought was too low.
The incident occurred in Riangbar village, Aweil West County,
on Wednesday afternoon.
The unnamed spouse sold both chickens for 15,000 South
Sudanese pounds (about $4) at Nyamlel market on Tuesday.
The police preliminary investigations suggest that the woman
sold the chickens to cover the medical expenses of their sick child.
This angered Deng Noon Tong, who claimed that the chickens
were worth more, according to a local police investigator.
"Tong had been quarreling with his wife since yesterday
[Tuesday], when she sold two chickens very cheaply," Lt.-Col. Philip Agany
Thiep told Akol Yam FM on Wednesday.
Following a heated argument with his wife, he reportedly
decided to end his life.
“When he was stopped from beating up the woman, he first
decided to kill himself using spear, but it was taken away from him,” Agany
explained.
“Then in the afternoon, he took a rope and hanged himself in
the nearby bush.”
Agany appealed to residents to avoid resorting to violence
when dealing with disagreements.
He further stated that he will launch legal action against
the woman to obtain more details about the incident.