Police in Ugunja are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man whose body was found hanging in his rented house in Ugunja town in Siaya County on Saturday morning.

Confirming the incident, Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo said the deceased, Peter Omondi, was discovered by his wife, Roseline Achieng, who reported the incident at Ugunja police station.

 Kimaiyo said Achieng returned home to find the door locked from the inside and unable to enter, Achieng was forced to break the door down only to find her husband hanging from the roof in the sitting room.

Further, he said that upon police arrival, the officers discovered that Omondi had used a mosquito net to take his own life.

Omondi's body, which had no visible injuries, was moved to Ambira Sub-County Hospital Mortuary pending post-mortem.