Simpson Bay: --- Police were called to a home in Simpson bay on Tuesday November 10 where they discovered a man identified as Sylvere Ries (37) had committed suicide.
Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson in his police report said the victim used a sheet to hang himself. According to the man’s girlfriend, he was depressed and was receiving treatment from a medical doctor. Henson said when police reached the scene they encountered the body on the back porch and he was lying on his back covered with a sheet.
The sheet the victim used to hang himself with was still hanging from the railing on the second floor. On the scene, the detectives spoke to the girlfriend of the victim with initials M.C.D. who stated that the victim was suffering from depression. She further stated that on that day she saw the victim at around 04.30 p.m. at her business in Marigot. The victim left the business to go home. At around 09.30 p.m. when the girlfriend arrived home she found him hanging by his neck that was tied with a sheet. The woman told police she cut the sheet with a scissors to free the victim and laid him on the floor. He was not showing any signs of life. The Forensic Department did their investigation and determined that there were no criminal acts involved.