Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

A young man and a girl in Qena governorate committed suicide last Friday after eating poisonous grains, after their parents refused to marry them.

Investigations revealed that the young people  “Sharif. A” is 24 years old, and the girl “Malak” 23 years old, and a report of the incident was written, and was referred to the Criminal Investigation Department to intensify efforts and uncover the circumstances of the incident.

The yield pill is used as an insecticide and is relied on in Egypt due to its low price, and dozens of Arab countries have banned its use after causing an increase in child mortality as a result of accidental ingestion.

It is noteworthy that a study prepared by the Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment at the Egyptian Ministry of Health showed that 29.2% of secondary school students suffer from psychological problems, and 21.7% of them are contemplating suicide.

The study showed that Egypt witnessed 2,584 suicides during 2021, while data from the Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics revealed that over the three years, the most suicidal age groups were young people, especially those in their second and third decade of life.

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