Child Killed After Suicide Jumper Lands on Her
- 11 years ago
A child is killed by a suicide jumper in South Korea.
In one recent report, a suicide attempt by one man led to a second fatality.
A 5-year-old girl was killed after a male suicide jumper leaped from the 11th floor of an apartment building in South Korea. The 38-year-old man, who was being treated for depression died instantly upon impact. . The girl was taken to a hospital for a skull fracture, however she did not survive.
Heartbreakingly, the incident was a case of bad timing. The child along with her parents had just exited a residential building. The small girl’s mother and father were both uninjured.
The suicide rate in South Korea has remained one of the highest in the world for several years. In a report released earlier this year, it was noted that 32 deaths per 100,000 people were self-inflicted in the country.
Suicide was actually labeled as the number one demise of people under the age of 40. Experts are calling for a change in the way mental illness is handled in the country.
In one recent report, a suicide attempt by one man led to a second fatality.
A 5-year-old girl was killed after a male suicide jumper leaped from the 11th floor of an apartment building in South Korea. The 38-year-old man, who was being treated for depression died instantly upon impact. . The girl was taken to a hospital for a skull fracture, however she did not survive.
Heartbreakingly, the incident was a case of bad timing. The child along with her parents had just exited a residential building. The small girl’s mother and father were both uninjured.
The suicide rate in South Korea has remained one of the highest in the world for several years. In a report released earlier this year, it was noted that 32 deaths per 100,000 people were self-inflicted in the country.
Suicide was actually labeled as the number one demise of people under the age of 40. Experts are calling for a change in the way mental illness is handled in the country.