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omonatheydidA fourth grader in Gangwon Province is believed to have killed herself on Tuesday morning, leaving a letter that read, 'Life is too tough.'
The police said the 10-year-old was found dead by her mother in the garden of their apartment building where they lived on the 11th floor.
'After I received a call from her teacher that she did not come to school, I scolded her on the phone since it was a test day. She did not answer the phone when I called her again. I felt strange and went home to find her,' the 37-year-old mother, whose name was withheld, told the police.
A family photo was placed on the terrace of the family apartment with the letter in which she said, 'I am sorry. I am doing this because life is too tough,' according to police.
The student reportedly gave her belongings to her friends and left eight of them a letter.
In the investigation, it was discovered that the girl had searched on the Internet for painless ways to die.
The report said her relationship with her schoolmates was good and that she also did well in school.
Her mother was working a night shift the day before the girl's death and her father had been away from home for work. The girl was left alone after her older sister went to school in the morning.
'Considering she left long letters to her family and friends, we think that she had prepared for the suicide beforehand,' the police said. The police will investigate further to ascertain what led to her death.
Meanwhile, a 15-year old student is believed to have jumped from the eighth floor of an apartment on Tuesday morning in Incheon, west of Seoul.
He was taken to hospital but is in serious condition.
Student suicide has become a major social issue recently. In December, a middle school student was found dead in an apparent suicide after months of bullying by two schoolmates.
A teacher was indicted without detention on charges of discarding official survey documents about school violence and playing down the seriousness of the results.
The bullies were sentenced to three years in jail and two and a half years respectively last month.
Data from 2010 issued by Statistics Korea shows that the number of Korean teenagers who took their lives that year was 353. Suicide was the biggest cause of death among teens.
According to 2011 government data, the main reason for teen suicide was thought to be family problems followed by depression and school grades.
Korea had the highest suicide rate in 2010 among member nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Source: straits times
The police said the 10-year-old was found dead by her mother in the garden of their apartment building where they lived on the 11th floor.
'After I received a call from her teacher that she did not come to school, I scolded her on the phone since it was a test day. She did not answer the phone when I called her again. I felt strange and went home to find her,' the 37-year-old mother, whose name was withheld, told the police.
A family photo was placed on the terrace of the family apartment with the letter in which she said, 'I am sorry. I am doing this because life is too tough,' according to police.
The student reportedly gave her belongings to her friends and left eight of them a letter.
In the investigation, it was discovered that the girl had searched on the Internet for painless ways to die.
The report said her relationship with her schoolmates was good and that she also did well in school.
Her mother was working a night shift the day before the girl's death and her father had been away from home for work. The girl was left alone after her older sister went to school in the morning.
'Considering she left long letters to her family and friends, we think that she had prepared for the suicide beforehand,' the police said. The police will investigate further to ascertain what led to her death.
Meanwhile, a 15-year old student is believed to have jumped from the eighth floor of an apartment on Tuesday morning in Incheon, west of Seoul.
He was taken to hospital but is in serious condition.
Student suicide has become a major social issue recently. In December, a middle school student was found dead in an apparent suicide after months of bullying by two schoolmates.
A teacher was indicted without detention on charges of discarding official survey documents about school violence and playing down the seriousness of the results.
The bullies were sentenced to three years in jail and two and a half years respectively last month.
Data from 2010 issued by Statistics Korea shows that the number of Korean teenagers who took their lives that year was 353. Suicide was the biggest cause of death among teens.
According to 2011 government data, the main reason for teen suicide was thought to be family problems followed by depression and school grades.
Korea had the highest suicide rate in 2010 among member nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Source: straits times
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Date: 2012-07-06 10:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 10:54 am (UTC)My childhood was full of sunshine and rainbows.
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Date: 2012-07-06 11:32 am (UTC)it's nice see someone saying this idk
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Date: 2012-07-06 10:56 am (UTC)i hope the other student will pull through, and undergo serious counseling. ten, fifteen, too young to go. :(
this reminds me of a few days ago when i was in the lecture theatre and we had to shout out our suggestions for research essay topics, and someone behind me was muttering, "korea and their fucking education". for real.
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Date: 2012-07-06 11:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-07-06 11:08 am (UTC)I come from a dysfunctional family, and while they might have aggravated my condition then, they were also the ones who helped me overcome it. I'm blessed. I'm 22 years old and totally over it now. Quite amusing to note that I come from a country that's very well known for its trait of happiness. Again, I'm blessed.
I usually keep mum about it to strangers, but I like sharing my story, just in case anyone out there is going through some rough times.
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Date: 2012-07-06 05:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-07-06 11:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 11:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 11:15 am (UTC)trigger warning for self harm
Date: 2012-07-06 11:29 am (UTC)(also a trigger warning for self harm)
Date: 2012-07-06 12:33 pm (UTC)Re: trigger warning for self harm
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Date: 2012-07-06 11:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 11:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 12:39 pm (UTC)Seriously, what has this world come to?
Date: 2012-07-06 01:32 pm (UTC)Re: Seriously, what has this world come to?
Date: 2012-07-07 02:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 01:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 02:10 pm (UTC)"According to 2011 government data, the main reason for teen suicide was thought to be family problems followed by depression and school grades."
I think it's just horrible how people actually kill themselves because of school grades :/
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Date: 2012-07-06 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 02:16 pm (UTC)When I was a kid and my friends were not really around, I always believe that I still have God and lovely family. Everything will be fine..
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Date: 2012-07-06 02:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-06 02:38 pm (UTC)so sad about this poor girl and her family </3
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Date: 2012-07-06 03:01 pm (UTC)Just getting younger and younger. However, I can totally see that; being a student in Asia is no joke. T___T
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Date: 2012-07-06 03:40 pm (UTC)But seriously life is really tough!
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Date: 2012-07-06 05:06 pm (UTC)May they both RIP.
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Date: 2012-07-06 05:32 pm (UTC)it's so sad that she was only ten years old. it's time that important issues like this stop being so taboo in korea so that people who really need help can get it.
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Date: 2012-07-06 07:22 pm (UTC)