Cagayan reports 3 suicide cases this week

Cagayan, Philippines – Three individuals in Cagayan were reported to have taken their own lives recently, two by hanging themselves and the other one by jumping off the Buntun Bridge.

Based on the report of Cagayan Provincial Information Office, the body of a 21-year-old resident of Tuguegarao City who jumped off the Buntun Bridge was found on March 16 at the Cagayan River in Barangay Bayo, Iguig.

The victim’s friend narrated that before he jumped off the said bridge on March 15, he was able to talk to the victim over the phone past 2:00 AM. While talking, he sensed that the victim was going through some problems and so he immediately asked where he was.

When the victim answered he was currently sitting on the bridge’s railings, he alerted the victim’s family, girlfriend, and the authorities.

The 21-year-old’s father arrived at the area and talked to him, but all of a sudden, the victim jumped off the bridge.

In Claveria, Cagayan

On the other hand, an 18-year-old senior high school student who is from Aparri but currently residing in Claveria, Cagayan was discovered lifeless by her aunt inside her room.

According to her aunt, she went to the victim’s room past 8:00 in the evening on March 16 after having dinner. However, she found her hanging inside and no longer breathing.

Investigation of the police disclosed that the victim wanted to go home with her family to Fuga Island when they visited her on March 13, but she wasn’t able to go with them. Also, the police discovered that the 18-year-old has an unsent message to her father saying she doesn’t want to continue her studies anymore.

The victim was said to be performing well in her studies, and that she passed her modules on time as narrated by her teachers to the police.

The case in Sto. Niño, Cagayan

A 52-year-old resident of Barangay Calapangan, Sto. Niño was found by a barangay kagawad hanging lifelessly on a Melina tree.

According to the police, the victim committed suicide after learning that his daughter filed a case of rape against him.

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