Another man jumps from city building rooftop

The yet to be identified man who jumped from Garden City rooftop lies on the ground unconscious. Courtesy photos

What you need to know:

  • According to Section 210 of the Penal Code Act, any person who attempts to kill himself or herself commits a misdemeanor.
  • Suicide incidents by people squeezed by economic hardship have triggered political unrest that have toppled governments.
  • In 2010, Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi, a fruit vendor in Tunisia, set himself on fire when city officials confiscated his merchandise.

A man yet to be identified has jumped off Garden City rooftop and landed onto a vehicle registration number UAS 797K.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Mr Emilian Kayima, says the man believed to be aged between 25 and 30 years has been severely injured.
Kayima added that the injured man has been admitted at Mulago hospital with multiple fractures.
However, he added that he will be prosecuted on charges of attempted suicide upon recovery.

People gather at Garden City in Kampala last year after a man jumped from the rooftop in a suicide attempt

"We wish him well, but as soon as he recovers we shall charge him with attempted suicide", said Mr Kayima.
This comes just weeks after 17 year-old Mustapha Lule

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Complex rooftop in an attempted suicide and is yet to be

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Police in Kampala have opened an attempted suicide case against Mr Lule.

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What the law says

According to Section 210 of the Penal Code Act, any person who attempts to kill himself or herself commits a misdemeanor.
A misdemeanor is a minor offence that is punishable with imprisonment of a period not exceeding two years.

Suicide
Suicide incidents by people squeezed by economic hardship have triggered political unrest that have toppled governments.

In 2010, Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi, a fruit vendor in Tunisia, set himself on fire when city officials confiscated his merchandise.
His actions sparked off protests in Arab countries leading to the fall of three regimes.

In 2014, Annet Ashaba, 26, returned from Dubai only to find out that she had been cheated of her earnings she had been sending to a relative in Uganda to build for her a house.
She jumped from the 14th floor at Workers House on Kampala Road and crashed to death.

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