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18 year old girl commits suicide

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Serowe police are investigating an incident in which an18 year old girl was yesterday found hanging from the rafters of their house in the afternoon.

Assistant Superintendent, Bopelo Ntatiwa, told MmegiOnline that the girl who was awaiting her form 3 results was found by her parents. “She did not leave any suicide note. But according to the report, she is alleged to have had a misunderstanding with her parents. We are advising the parents, children and public at large to always seek advice whenever they are having problems or any matter that they cannot resolve,” Ntatiwa said in an interview this morning. He said suicide is not a solution to any problem

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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