Child suicide
Education Depart sends condolences to family of pupil who committed suicide
Nine-year-old Lebo Maseko is said to have committed suicide using tunic belt, and his body was discovered in the school playground by two of his peers.
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Funeral service planned for learner (9) who allegedly committed suicide
Lebo Maseko allegedly took his own life at the Khula-Mlambo Primary School on 1 September.
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Addressing child suicide in a troubled, challenged society
Depression and anxiety NGO, Sadag, says the number of suicides among children aged 10 to 14 years old has more than doubled in the last 15 years.
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Sadag: Suicide on the rise among SA children
Nine-year-old Lebo Maseko was found hanging from a school swing on Friday, with a tunic belt tied around his neck.
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'I don't believe my son was capable of taking his own life'
Lebo Maseko was found hanging from a swing with a tunic belt around his neck in his school's playground on Friday.
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Cops: It's premature to rule out foul play in Mpumalanga pupil's death
Mpumalanga police's Leonard Hlathi says an inquest docket has been opened and they're investigating the boy's death.
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More details around Mpumalanga pupil suicide emerge
The SGB says two pupils told their teacher that they had found the nine-year-old boy had hanged himself.
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Pupils to receive counselling following boy’s (9) school suicide
It's understood the grade 2 pupil from the Khulamlambo Primary School used a tunic belt to hang himself from a swing after classes on Friday.
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[WATCH] A family's cry for answers: Was boy bullied before suicide?
Gabe Taye (8) hanged himself in January. Months later, his family claims there is proof he was bullied at Carson Elementary School days before his death.
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Sadag warns parents to be prepared for sinister online games
The 'Blue Whale' game has made international headlines with reports of 130 teenagers committing suicide after completing some of the challenges.
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UPDATE: 'Blue Whale': SA concerns, but is it real?
Blue whale
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Video of teen girl’s suicide goes viral, cops unable to stop it
Video of Katelyn Davis’s suicide that was broadcast live has gone viral around the world.
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WC police investigate boy’s (10) suspected suicide
The boy was found hanged at his New Crossroads home on Friday morning.
