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Get help before it's too late!

Last week's terrible news that a medical doctor took the lives of his two innocent children before committing suicide sent shockwaves throughout the nation.

It was a painful turn of events. As usual, the tragic ending of three lives became the talk of the town. Sadly, there was a lot of insensitivity coming from those who chose to offer their opinions on the matter.

The opinions of many on social media were diverse. Some bought the narrative that the medic's wife was cheating and thus drove the doctor to madness. Others believed the doctor was an abusive husband who killed his children and committed suicide because his wife wanted out of their 'toxic' marriage.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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