Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Suicide at Suncheon Japanese Fortress.

A 49-year-old man hanged himself from a tree near Suncheon Waeseong (순천왜성), and was discovered yesterday by locals. He returned to his hometown in February after losing his job as a laborer in Gyeonggi-do, and killed himself because of his dire economic situation and resultant family troubles.

2 comments:

Sarah Oreto said...

I made a flyer for my classroom, it's a suicide prevention hotline that's open 24 hours a day.
Unfortunately it's based in Seoul, if you find one for Jeollanamdo, please share it with me.
Counseling Center:
(2) 715-8600
Website: counsel24.com

Brian said...

Thanks for that link. I haven't found anything for Jeollanam-do yet (haven't looked very hard), but of course the suicide hotline and the webpage will work all over the country.