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31-year-old man found dead in Tiama, Sierra Leone

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Augustine Bayoh, 31, was found dead in Tiama, Moyamba District, after leaving home to pray before his engagement ceremony. His death, described as a suspected suicide, remains unconfirmed by Sierra Leonean authorities, reports Sierra Loaded.

Augustine Bayoh, 31, told his fiancée on the morning of 6 November that he was going to pray before disappearing. His fiancée then tried to contact him several times without receiving a response, reports Sierra Loaded.

Bayoh was due to celebrate his engagement on 7 November. His family was later informed of his death in Tiama, Moyamba District, in circumstances described as a suspected suicide. The cause of death remains unconfirmed, however, and no official statement has been issued by the authorities on the circumstances of his death, according to Sierra Loaded.

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