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Example:
Jambi student allegedly commits suicide after
punishment from school
A 16-year-old schoolgirl committed suicide by
hanging herself after she received a punishment from her school, the police
have claimed.
The student
of the Agriculture Development Vocational High School (SMK-PP) in Pemayung
district in Batanghari regency, Jambi, was found dead hanging in her parents'
house in Sungai Buluh village in Muara Bulian district, Batanghari, on Sunday.
Investigation unit head at the Muara Bulian Police, Sec. Insp. Amran, said the
victim had been first found by her parents.
"We
are still investigating the motive for the alleged suicide," he said on
Monday.
The girl
went to her parents instead of her dormitory on Saturday. She told her parents
that she had been punished by her school, Amran said.
"She
said she had been ordered to hoe the school's garden and plant five different
flowers," he said.
Amran added
that her parents had said they overheard a telephone conversation between her
and a person believed to be from the school, asking why she did not return to
the dorm.
The reason
for her punishment is unknown.