United's loss to Newcastle United committed
suicide over the weekend, according to police.
John Macharia, 28, plunged to his death from a
multi-storey apartment block in the capital,
Nairobi. This followed United's 1-0, their second
home defeat in four days BBC reports.
Newcastle's first win at Old Trafford since
February 1972 means the reigning champions are
now 13 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal.
"Macharia jumped from seventh floor of an
apartment at Pipeline Estate after realising that
his team Manchester United lost 1-0 to
Newcastle at Old Trafford and committed
suicide," said Nairobi's County Police Commander
Benson Kibui.
Macharia's death is reminiscent of the suicide by
a Kenyan Arsenal fan in 2009. Suleiman Omondi,
29, was found hanging in his flat after the
Gunners were trounced 3-1 by Manchester United
in the second leg of a Champions League semi-
final.
Kibui urged football-obsessed Kenyan fans to
support local teams rather than foreign clubs who
do not have a link to the east African nation.
"The football fans should enjoy the matches… but
they should not commit suicide since life is very
precious," Kibui added.
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.
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