Harassment by school prefect led a 15-year-old to commit suicide

Kenya: A form three student at Bande Girls Secondary School in Migori County, Kenya, committed suicide by hanging on Sunday, September 24th, 2023.

A form three student at Bande Girls Secondary School in Migori County, Kenya, committed suicide by hanging on Sunday, September 24th, 2023.

East Kadem Chief, Winnie Malemba, said the incident was reported by the school's deputy principal on Monday morning.

 
A police report indicates that the 15-year-old girl went to a church service within the school premises alongside other students of the said school.
 
During the service, She sneaked out of the church service, only to be found dead inside a classroom.
 
The teenage girl was said to have committed suicide using a sisal rope.


Police accompanied by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers arrived at the scene to investigate the motives behind her actions.
 
The report also reveals that she left a note indicating that she opted to take her life because of the harassment she had been receiving from one of the school prefects.


Police said her body has been moved to Migori level four hospital mortuary pending autopsy and further investigation.

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