Arsenal fan suicide
- Started
- Last post
- 15 Responses
- CALLES
Kenyan Arsenal fan hangs himself
Within 11 minutes Manchester Utd had scored twice
A Kenyan fan of English football club Arsenal has hanged himself after his team's defeat by Manchester United.
The north London club was beaten 3-1 in the European Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday evening.
Suleiman Omondi, 29, who was watching in a bar in the capital, Nairobi, was incensed by the club's poor showing.
He left at half-time after arguing with a Manchester United fan and was found hanging from a rope in his house, still dressed in an Arsenal shirt.
'Broke down'
The BBC's Josphat Makori in Nairobi says the unprecedented incident has shocked football fans in Kenya.
According to his friends, Mr Omondi was in good spirits at the beginning of the match and even when Arsenal conceded the first goal, he did not seem to be affected.He was so angry that he left in a rage
Eyewitness
But things changed when the team conceded a second goal 11 minutes into the game.
A woman, who sat next to him in the bar, said Mr Omondi was so disappointed by Arsenal's poor performance that he broke down during half-time.
Another eyewitness told journalists that it was at this point that a Manchester United fan started taunting him.
"Suleiman got hold of him angrily by the neck and started pressing him so hard," he said.
"We quickly intervened and asked him to stop. Suleiman then stopped but he was so angry that he left in a rage."
His body was found on Wednesday morning.
Police officer David Bunei told the BBC the incident was being investigated.
- ********0
seems like he loved something
- oh, i thought I clicled clear instead of broadcast live********
- oh, i thought I clicled clear instead of broadcast live
- booya0
obsessed much?
- lvl_130
yet another reason why i don't understand organized sports and the fans that follow them.
RIP
- nicole_marie0
something tells me there were other problems then just his obsession for this team.
- Knuckleberry0
Should've been in the "Hungover" thread.
Sorry I had to.
- doesnotexist0
he lost a bet.
- ohmygodiamhere0
a friend of mine has "gunners" tattooed on his upper arm. havent heard of him since...
- jgilmore0
idiot
- bliznutty0
i think it would have been more appropriate to drink arsenic
- Horp0
I applaud the initiative. If only football fans would show this level of commitment this country would b in a much better blah blah blah
- crayz0
I think we all know, this story would be much more interesting if they won in the second half.
- stem0
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” - Bill Shankly
Seriously, I'm sure there's more to this...
I think this is what's known as the "Tipping Point"
: (
- lowimpakt0
yea let's makes jokes about a guy killing himself.........
- okay, you go first.Horp
- so this kenyan Arsenal fan walks into a bar...flashbender