Champions League - Arsenal fan hangs himself

Eurosport - Wed, 06 May 15:38:00 2009

An Arsenal fan in football-mad Kenya hanged himself wearing his beloved team's shirt after their defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League.

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Like elsewhere across Africa, Kenyans pack bars for Premier League and Champions League matches, especially those involving Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.

Suleiman Omondi, 29, was found hanged at his home in a middle-class Nairobi estate shortly after leaving distraught from the pub where he had watched Arsenal lose 3-1 in their Champions League semi-final at the Emirates on Tuesday.

"He took some drinks and broke down in tears within the final minutes of the match," a fellow bar patron, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.

Police said they were called to Omondi's house on Wednesday morning. "What we are gathering is this suicide is related to the Arsenal and Manchester match," local Embakasi area police chief David Bunei said.

Bar attendants said they had to intervene after Omondi lunged at a man who suggested Arsenal would not recover from conceding two early goals. They also lost the first leg 1-0.

Brawls are common in Kenya during football matches and there have been other related suicides reported in the past.

Reuters

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  1. andy a I couldn't agree more to take a GAME so­ seriously that you take your own life is clearly a­ mental health issue but maybe football was all he had­ in his life I don't know, I didn't know the­ man, but i hope that all arsenal fans; no matter where­ they are, who have the same bond of our love of this­ football club, mourn the loss of a fellow supporter.

    From these balls, on Thu 7 May 5:17AM
  2. ok so for the first comment who is an arsenal­ fan..first and foremost,fair play to you!! Im liverpool­ but obviously know when fans die that shouldnt of!! all­ I say is I hope you stick to your will and really help­ his family or at least get the club to help if you cant­ or other fans around you who can..

    From shane_muldowney, on Thu 7 May 5:02AM
  3. Like elsewhere across Africa, Kenyans pack bars for­ Premier League and Champions League matches, especially­ those involving Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and­ Liverpool.

    Suleiman Omondi, 29, was found hanged at­ his home in a middle-class Nairobi estate shortly after­ leaving distraught from the pub where he had watched­ Arsenal lose 3-1 in their Champions League semi-final­ at the Emirates on Tuesday.

    "He took some drinks­ and broke down in tears within the final minutes of the­ match," a fellow bar patron, who asked not to be­ named, told Reuters.

    Police said they were called to­ Omondi's house on Wednesday morning. "What we­ are gathering is this suicide is related to the Arsenal­ and Manchester match," local Embakasi area police­ chief David Bunei said.

    Bar attendants said they had­ to intervene after Omondi lunged at a man who suggested­ Arsenal would not recover from conceding two early­ goals. They also lost the first leg 1-0.

    Brawls are­ common in Kenya during football matches and there have­ been other related suicides reported in the past.

    From dave.fleming, on Thu 7 May 4:53AM
  4. It may be very sad that some one ended there life and i­ feel sorry for the family but when they end their life­ over some thing so inadiquate it makes the situstion­ worse, mental help cry out was needed here.

    From andy a, on Thu 7 May 4:51AM
  5. Suleiman Omondi, my heart, prayers, and love goes out­ to his family and friends.You people leaving comments­ are sick in the head, a man is dead, no matter what the­ reason, He couldn't control his emotional­ attachment to his and my favorite team. He should be­ remembered as the greatest arsenal fan ever, their loss­ was his loss he loved them so. I will always remember­ Suleiman, his mother, and the rest of his family even­ though i know not what they even look like. they will­ remain in my heart forever and i shed tears with them­ this evening. I hope a moment of silence is observed­ for him at the gunners next match. Marvin C I am from­ the states and European football means the world to me­ cause it's the best you can see. it obviously means­ something to people everywhere so "shut it,­ @#$%"

    From these balls, on Thu 7 May 4:36AM
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    eat a @#$% all the poster below me and above me

    From dave.fleming, on Thu 7 May 3:34AM
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    Stupid man. What does European football have to do with­ him in Kenya? He had no regard for his life, so he­ might as well ended it. RIP.

    From Marvin C, on Thu 7 May 3:20AM
  8. badger for ur infomation i speak perfectly good english­ thank you. YOU are just a stupid prat who is beneath­ contempt this page is in referance to the arsenal fan­ who took his own life .... not u u selfish moron grow­ up and try n act ur age not ur shoe size.

    From Anne G, on Thu 7 May 3:00AM
  9. pk - as a felow NI person who is also not from here or­ catholic and knows the correct grammar for hanging, I­ think there is something turd like about Badger and its­ maybe best hes left to wallow in his own smell. This is­ all about the poor guy in Kenya after all. Bless him.­ Badger has managed to turn this into an exercise on him­ and he is SO not worthy. Let him play­ elsewhere...........Ignore him and he can throw his­ toys out of the pram on another site!

    From KERRY D, on Thu 7 May 2:05AM
  10. Not the only one can get people to bite badger. nite­ nite. we'll meet again.

    From pk1873, on Thu 7 May 2:04AM
  11. Got you.

    From pk1873, on Thu 7 May 2:01AM
  12. Here's some yiddish for you badger: your a schmuck

    From pk1873, on Thu 7 May 1:54AM
  13. football is emotional

    From malaysian youth, on Thu 7 May 1:53AM
  14. Ha Ha badger you think you know it all eh? not a­ catholic and not irish so nil points for you, just­ because you live somewhere doesn't mean you were­ born there or you would be a turd.

    From pk1873, on Thu 7 May 1:52AM
  15. Badger whioh end of ur body do u talk out of????????/­ ur statements are a loud of ballony........ no god­ would ever want the mass murders that u claim are goin­ to happen because ov people not believin in­ "ur" god. Whatever religion a person follows­ is down to that persons choice n NOBODY has a right to­ dictate to any1 what or who they should believe in. You­ should either leave the relious spial for on a religous­ site or keeps ur views to urself because nobody wants­ to hear it... or read it. N the same applies to ramsey­ if we want to turn to god then that is our choice thats­ why we were given freedom of choice or dont either ov u­ understand that statement in whatever bible koran , or­ religious book u use???????????

    From Anne G, on Thu 7 May 1:48AM
  16. badger, bye for now!

    From otegbeye a, on Thu 7 May 1:41AM
  17. Badger we've established this already. I want to­ seriously harm you. You returned the sentiment. You­ also bragged how rich you are and expressed that you­ have no job to worry about. I on the other hand do not­ have a family fortune just a whole lot of pain with­ your name on it. You also seem drawn to every warzone­ on the planet so why not visit mine ars*wipe and­ I'll give you my final solution.

    From pk1873, on Thu 7 May 1:41AM
  18. badger, ..... be of good behaviour!

    From otegbeye a, on Thu 7 May 1:35AM
  19. yes Badger?

    From Ramsey, on Thu 7 May 1:35AM
  20. Doggystylee69us, Mr. Grammarian!! can you speak spanish­ or yoruba? if yes, good if no, you are an empty headed­ person and static in reasoning!!! learn how to respect­ other as long as you can understand what he/she is­ trying to pass across. he/she might be typing in error.

    From otegbeye a, on Thu 7 May 1:32AM
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