7-year-old orphan tried to kill himself in school
A seven-year-old boy tried to kill himself in his classroom at school because he couldn’t bear to suffer the loss of his parents.
Twitter user @Adbshukrie shared his experience of talking down the standard one student who was on the verge of committing suicide in a class that he was substituting.
Pagi tadi relief kelas darjah satu. Masuk masuk kelas kecoh kejap ramai ramai students cakap ada sorang student ni nak bunuh diri.
Kat sudut kelas, ada sorang budak laki duduk menangis. Aku pergi kat dia, ada tali halus di leher. Dia dah ikat ketat nak jerut leher sendiri.
— Stone (@Adbshukrie) June 17, 2019
According to @Adbshukrie he was shocked to have found the boy sitting alone and crying at a corner of the classroom with a string tied tightly around his neck after being alerted by other students.
Aku pergi kat dia slowly. Aku cakap dengan dia slow slow suruh lepaskan tangan daripada tali tu. Dia pandang aku sayu tapi ikut arahan. Aku mula cuba buka ikatan tali tu.
Dah dapat buka tali, aku tanya dia kenapa dia buat macam tu. Bila tau kenapa sumpah aku rasa nak nangis.
— Stone (@Adbshukrie) June 17, 2019
After consoling the student and managing to get the string off his neck, the teacher then proceeded to questioned the child on his actions.
@Adbshukrie was heartbroken when it was made clear that the boy’s parents had passed, and the reason why the he tried to take his life, was in order to see them again.
Dia kata “saya nak jumpa mak ayah saya, cikgu.” Aku pelik kenapa bunuh diri nak jumpa mak ayah.
Then ada sorang budak kata “Mak ayah dia dah meninggal cikgu. Dia nak mak ayah dia.” Budak tu berhenti nangis tapi dia pandang lantai je.
Sumpah aku nak nangis on the spot tadi. 😭
— Stone (@Adbshukrie) June 17, 2019
“He said ‘I miss my mother and father.’ I was shocked, why would you want to kill yourself to see your parents. Then a student came and said ‘his parents had died, he wants his parents’ The boy stopped crying just glared at the floor.” I felt like crying on the spot.”
Said @Adbshukrie in his tweet
The teacher continued to calm the child down, reminding the boy to be thankful for what he had and that there was more to look forward to in life.
I hold my tears, hugged him and bring him to the teacher’s table. Aku taknak nanti dia nangis lagi. Keep it calm and cool.
Aku tanya dia duduk dengan siapa. Dia kata tinggal dengan makcik dia. Said to him “jangan sedih, makcik ada kan. Sayang makcik kan?” Dia angguk.
— Stone (@Adbshukrie) June 17, 2019
The boy was apparently staying with his aunt at the time.
Sedih betul dia kecik lagi dah kena uji macam tu. I almost lost words to say dalam kelas tu tadi. Doakan dia kekal kuat ye.
— Stone (@Adbshukrie) June 17, 2019
@Adbshukrie also had a reminder to everyone to always approach cases such as these with an open mind and a tender heart.
Satu lagi aku nak pesan.
Never approach suicidal people with anger or intimidation. I know how the kid feels like that’s why I approached him slowly, talked to him and try to understand him. Kalau marah marah sebab dia suicidal, dia akan stay depressed and hate to live.
— Stone (@Adbshukrie) June 17, 2019
The thread of Tweets currently has over 13,000 likes and 23,000 retweets as netizens are both stunned and saddened by the reality of what had transpired.
this is so heartbreaking 💔😢
— pau (@ayeeenaa) June 17, 2019
sedihnye..inilah realiti seorang cikgu..
— Shahhh_aishah (@CikguAishah92) June 17, 2019
Please please give him a lil bit attention and love. Baru darjah satuuuu 😭😭😭
— Myracle (@IreneDamia) June 17, 2019
I hope nothing bad happen to him after this. Please as his teacher, look after him closely..Idk tht boy but surely i know you’re there, at the school, to help him…tgok2 kan dia sbb suicidal thought at the age of 7 is a SERIOUS thing😢😢😔
— #TeamRayaSelangor✨ (@AhmadFikir) June 17, 2019
Others also commended the teacher on his noble actions to comfort the child.
and thank you for being a supportive teacher. keep on inspiring!
— NadHF (@nadrah_harith) June 17, 2019
Thank you for being a great teacher and a better human being. May Allah ease that childs life inshaaAllah.
— irdinaiz (@IrdinaABangwool) June 17, 2019
May God give him strength. 😭 thank you for saving a life today and may God bless you too and I’m sure that he will remember the good deed that you did. Well done 🌸
— ℓуѕ 💍 (@lyshoshi) June 17, 2019
According to the 2017 National Health and Morbidity Survey, 29% of Malaysian’s suffer from depression and anxiety related disorders and this has became more prevalent over the coming years.
The study also found that many Malaysians aged between 13 to 17 are critically suffering from mental health problems, with 10% of them having suicidal tendencies.
However, good news is, the government is currently looking into reforms to decriminalize attempted suicides as a move to further shed light on the mental health discussion in Malaysian society.
If you or anyone you know may be suffering episodes of depressions or having suicidal thoughts, please reach out.
Call Befrienders KL at 03-79568145 or Talian Kasih at 15999 for help or if you need someone to talk to.
