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Police in Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas has found the body of a 74-year-old man, who committed suicide in an electric chair he made himself, the daily Respublika reported on Tuesday.

The man worked as an engineer in a Kaunas company, which went bankrupt.

He was found on Monday by the police sitting in the chair, which according to Respublika, was a "state-of-the-art" product.

The man left no letter, but police ruled out foul play.

According to Respublika, the man who lived alone suffered from depression.

Lithuania is one of the leading countries in the world by suicides.

In 2003, 1500 people committed suicide in the former Soviet republic, which has a population of 3.4 million. The suicide rate reached 42 people per 100 000 last year, compared to 26 people per 100 000 in 1990.

I wonder whos gona pay the electrical bill.