A man has committed suicide in Mwea East Sub County in Kirinyaga County and this was after his mother refused to give him money to go and buy weed.

This unfortunate incident has since been confirmed by the area police who stated that at the time the man was asking for money to go buy weed.

According to his mother, he was drunk and the parents also thought he had gone to just sleep at his rented house only for his mote to find him while he has committed suicide.

The Police said that there has been increased cases of suicide by young men in the area, this being the fourth recent case.