Victim left a suicide note in the car where he choked to death on charcoal fumes, investigators say.
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Rate may be down but officials appeal to public to take greater care of vulnerable friends and neighbours.
A 14-year-old girl died after falling from a residential building in central Macao last Friday.
A professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education of the private University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has revealed that according to the Catholic university’s recent research, 40% of its respondents suffer from different levels of depression, adding that 10% of them said that they had had suicidal thoughts.
The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it recorded 36 suicide cases in the first half the year, coinciding with the Covid-19 crisis, up by six cases year-on-year.
A young woman who “fell” from the Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge on Saturday afternoon, was rescued and rushed to hospital for emergency treatment, according to a text message from the Public Security Police (PSP) on Saturday.
The police said in separate messages over the weekend that they are investigating two deaths.
The police said in separate messages over the weekend that they are investigating three deaths. Two of the deaths occurred in Seac Pai Van.
The Judiciary Police announced a suspected suicide case in which a 16-year-old schoolgirl and a 35-year-old man, both locals, were found lying dead in a guestroom.