School child commits suicide instead of facing father's punishment

April 6, 2016 9:35 AM

A young man in Haiti has decided to commit suicide because he did not receive satisfactory grade for the semester. This took place in Delmas 19 and if you grew up in Haiti, you might be very familiar with the practice. A father threatened to get back at a child for not performing to his satisfaction at school.

According to the report, the young man was in the 9th grade at "Ecole St Martin. After reviewing his school report, the father told him to go home and wait for him with the intent to inflict some punishment. Once the the young man got home, he decided to commit suicide.

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Bwa Sanfey says...

I remember my time which was no different from that young man, but never did I think of suicide for even 1 second.

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Fabonord says...

Manti komanw fè konnen rezon kifèl komèt sucide la?li kite masaj lè lekol te serye nan ané 60 yo timoune te respecte granmoun sapat konn fèt .chache koze

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