Admin l Tuesday, June 19, 2018
ST. PETERSBURG, Moscow – A young teenage girl, names with held has been jailed for providing lessons on social media for teenage suicide. The young girl, who induced girls her age to commit suicide got one year suspended sentence. She was in addition ordered to undergo compulsory mental treatment, the United press service of St. Petersburg courts, Russia has said.
The minor girl, according to court documents had induced other teenage girls to commit suicide and also tells them how to go about it in her social media account. She pleaded guilty to charges.
According to court documents, the accused girl committed the offence between July and August 2017, during which he communicated with potential victims through fake pages created on social media and persuaded them to kill themselves. She also gave advises on ways and time of suicide. Both attempts by her followers to indulge in teenage suicide were said to have been prevented.
According to American Academy of Child and Adolescent, suicide is the second leading cause of death for children, adolescents, and young adults age 5-to-24-year-olds.
“The majority of children and adolescents who attempt suicide have a significant mental health disorder, usually depression. Among younger children, suicide attempts are often impulsive. They may be associated with feelings of sadness, confusion, anger, or problems with attention and hyperactivity”, the society said.
According to prp.jasonfoundation, suicide is the second leading cause of death for children ages 10-24 and remains the second leading cause of death for college-age youth and ages 12-18. According to the group, more teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease, combined.
“Each day in our nation, there are an average of over 3,041 attempts by young people grades 9-12. If these percentages are additionally applied to grades 7 & 8, the numbers would be higher. Four out of Five teens who attempt suicide have given clear warning signs”, http://prp.jasonfoundation.com/facts/youth-suicide-statistics/
