Upset woman poisons herself
Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE and R. ARAVINTHAN
A YOUNG woman in India killed herself after getting scolded for not doing household chores, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Karthipriya, a 20-year-old college student in Tamil Nadu, was reportedly scolded by her father for not doing chores after classes.
Upset, she then drank poison while at home alone. Neighbours alerted her parents, but she later died in hospital.
Those with problems can reach out to: the Mental Health Psychosocial Support Service (03-2935 9935 or 014-322 3392); Talian Kasih (15999 or WhatsApp 019-261 5999); Jakim's Family, Social and Community care centre (WhatsApp 0111-959 8214); and Befrienders Kuala Lumpur (03-7627 2929 or visit www.befrienders.org.my/centre-in-malaysia for a full list of numbers and operating hours).
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
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