The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Fire Services Bureau yesterday at 11:54 a.m. stating that a teenage girl committed suicide by taking poison in a flat on Avenida 1 de Maio, the Judiciary Police said in a statement.
The victim was identified as a female local minor.
According to the girl’s mother, she saw her daughter enter her bedroom at around midnight and turn off the lights to go to sleep, the statement said.
However, when she looked in on her daughter at around 11:30 a.m. yesterday morning, she found the room lights on and her daughter unresponsive. She immediately called the emergency services.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a suicide note on the victim’s desk, and the room appeared orderly with no signs of a struggle, the statement said.
During the examination, a forensic team conducted a preliminary autopsy and found that the cause of death might be poisoning, and there were no visible signs of criminal injuries on the body, the statement said.
The statement said that a post-mortem examination will be performed, and the case was listed as dead body found.
Anyone with suicidal thoughts looking for assistance is urged to call the Caritas hotline 2852 5222 for Chinese-language speakers or 2852 5777 for English-language speakers, or the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) 24-hour counselling hotline 2826 1126.
This poster from the Caritas Macau website shows its Expat Life Hope Hotline 2852 5777 for Macau’s foreign communities.
