KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 631 suicide cases were recorded last year and 468 cases between January and May this year, says Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan. Comm Abd Jalil said an average of two suicide cases occurred every day from 2019 until May this year. He added that Selangor recorded the highest number of suicide cases between January and May this year with 117 cases, while Johor topped the list of suicide cases for 2019 and 2020 with a total of 101 cases. Comm Abd Jalil said three main factors for suicide cases are family problems, depression and financial troubles. "75.1% of suicide cases are hanging, followed by jumping off a building (13.6%) and drinking poison (5.7%).

Source: The Star July 01, 2021 05:26 UTC