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A man found dead after allegedly taking his own life in Grand Bahama on Wednesday, was described as aloof.

“He was very quiet since he was a child. He always stayed to himself,” the father of Wayne Rolle Jr said as he mourned the loss. “He was never in any trouble.”

Wayne Rolle Sr was his son’s best friend, as Wayne Jr did not have friends and was always at home, which they shared.

Rolle Sr said he shared a close bond with his son and though Wayne Jr had attempted to take his life two other times, yesterday’s news took him by surprise.

The 28-year-old was found hanging inside an abandoned building in Eight Mile Rock.

“I lost my son today,” he said. “It was his third time attempting suicide. This time he succeeded, Rolle Sr told the Tribune.

The family had sought counseling for Wayne Jr who was attending doctors and getting therapy once a month.

But he disappeared this week, and the family grew afraid, circulating flyers on social media until Wayne Jr. was discovered.

“I had no sign that he would do this. I last spoke with him when I was going to work that morning. We fist bumped, and I told him I would see him when I get off.”

Wayne’s sister is devastated after learning of the incident.

“She is taking it hard. She is not saying much but has cried a lot,” Rolle Sr said. “It really doesn’t feel real. But I thank God I had 28 years with him.”

Wayne Jr last celebrated his birthday on September 19.

The mother of the 8-year-old boy found dead at home on Thursday morning is clearing the air as many people question the “suspected suicide” of the T.G Glover School’s third grader.

“Mariano [came] from a happy home. You could tell them that,” the mother emphasized. “He came from a good home and good family.”

The mother, who did not wish to be named, spoke to the Tribune, expressing profound love for her children and refuting speculations circulating on social media.

“You have persons saying ‘check the mother’, but why would I hang my child?” she asked. “I push him out. Ain’t nobody help[ed] me push him out. I push him out myself. You know how much jobs I quit to stay home to watch my children myself?”

Mariano Chery was found by another of her children with a belt around his neck while hanging from the security bar in the home.

The mother said they watched television, but Mariano wished to watch YouTube instead. She then insisted that he watch another movie with her.

“There wasn’t an argument,” she said. “Mariano just wanted to watch YouTube, so I said Mariano, let’s watch one more movie. He said, ‘Mummy, I don’t want to watch movie. Y’all never let me watch what I want to watch.’”

Mariano retorted, “Okay, man,” then handed her the remote, and left.

She thought he went to make a cereal, but a check on him about ten minutes later would change her life forever.

“I wish I could’ve [caught] him in time.”

Mariano was transported to hospital but died sometime later on the 15^th birthday of her older child.

Her other children are taking his death hard and are being assisted with counseling by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

“They’re coping, but you could see they’re sad but don’t want to say,” she said speaking of her children.