A nine-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide in Assam after reportedly watching his mother’s three unsuccessful attempts to take her life. The deceased, a resident of Gosorguri in Morigaon district of central Assam, was found hanging on Sunday with a piece of cloth tied around his neck from a wall of the house. Police are investigating statements from neighbours that the boy, a third standard student, may have got the idea from his mother. “The boy’s parents used to quarrel frequently and according to some neighbours the mother had attempted suicide unsuccessfully on earlier occasions,” said superintendant of police Swapnaneel Deka. Both parents, who work as daily wage labourers, were away when the incident happened.

Source: Hindustan Times March 27, 2017 09:00 UTC