Nearly one month later after a crowd of curious onlookers milled around a building as they watched the man who allegedly committed suicide and fell off from his 17th floor office in Westlands, Nairobi being rushed to hospital, yet another worrying incident has taken place.
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death worldwide. Depression, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, personality disorders and substance abuse including alcohol and the use of benzodiazepines are risk factors.
It is saddening and shocking that a 13-year-old girl has committed suicide after fighting with her cousin over a remote control in , Gilgil. witness Ibrahim Wainaina said the two girls were watching soap operas when one changes the channel.
“This angered the deceased and a fight ensued before she ran out of the house and committed suicide by hanging herself in another room,” he said.
Gilgil OCPD Emmanuel Opuru said police have started investigations.
Approximately 0.5-1.4% of people die by suicide, roughly 12 per 100,000 individuals per year.Three quarters of suicides globally occur in the low and middle income countries . Rates of completed suicides are generally higher among men than among women, ranging from 1.5 times as much in the developing world to 3.5 times in the developed world Suicide is generally most common among those over the age of 70; however, in certain countries, those aged between 15 and 30 are at the highest risk. Europe had the highest rates of suicide by region in 2015.
“We had an incident where a 13-year-old girl committed suicide after fighting with her cousin over a remote and the body is in Gilgil sub-county hospital mortuary,” he said.
Meanwhile, the eight-year-old boy who was brutally murdered and his body dumped in a Naivasha estate has been identified by the father.
Police are looking for the boy’s step-mother who was last seen with the class two student in Karagita on Sunday.
The body was found on Monday with indications that he had been strangled.
Area assistant Chief David Kaviku said the step-mother went into hiding since Sunday when the minor also disappeared.
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