Man just laid off work hangs self
MANILA, Philippines – Driven to desperation after losing his job, a young man was found hanging inside his house in Quezon City by neighbors who wanted to watch TV with him, police said.
Nicanor Adduru, 24, was cut down from his noose of a blanket tied to a pipe and was rushed to a hospital on Friday night but died enroute.
Case investigator Senior Police Officer 2 Roldan Dapat said the victim, a marketing specialist, had planned his suicide, judging from several letters strewn inside his house in Barangay Bagong Silangan. Dapat learned that Adduru was laid off from work two weeks ago.
Adduru’s neighbors were kind enough to share their meals with him while the landlord let him stay rent-free until he got back on his feet.
Adduru was discovered hanging from the ceiling on the second floor of his house near the staircase by two neighbors, Blancaver and Marian Prejula.
The two women told police that at around 7:30 p.m., they dropped by Adduru’s house to ask if they could watch TV inside his home.
But upon reaching his door, they noticed through the windows that someone appeared to be hanging from the ceiling.
The neighbors forced the door open and found Adduru, gasping.
This prompted the women to cut him down and rush him to the Fairview General Hospital but he died on the way.
Dapat noted that the suicide letters conveyed Adduru’s gratitude to his friends and family for their support after the victim lost his job.
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