Asian Expat Found Dead in Apparent Suicide in Southern Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, April 5: The body of an Asian expatriate, born in 1985, was transferred to the Department of Forensic Medicine after he was found to have died by suicide, hanging himself in a remote desert area in southern Kuwait.
According to a security source, the incident was reported the day before yesterday by another expatriate, who informed authorities that he discovered his friend hanging from a rope inside a room. Emergency services, including rescue patrols, public security, and paramedics, quickly responded to the scene, where the man was confirmed dead.
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