Man commits suicide after leaving wife for dead

A man took his own life after reportedly launching a wicked attack on his common-law wife, who he thought had died.

The bizarre incident took place on McIntosh Drive, Vineyard Town in St Andrew this morning.

According the police, the dead man, known only as 'Suddy', had an altercation with his woman-law wife, when he used a stone to inflict wounds to her head.

The police were summoned and on arrival the woman was seen laying in a pool of blood. She was rushed to hospital where she has been admitted in serious condition. Further checks of the house was conducted and Suddy's body was found hanging by a piece of rope from a tree in the yard.