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Vol. 5 Num 1083 Mon. June 18, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


Mentally challenged girl commits suicide in city


An 11-year-old mentally challenged girl who had a strange fascination for playing game of hanging committed suicide at Demra in the city on Saturday night by hanging herself.

Family members found Yeasmin, a student of class two of Shaheed Nabi high school and daughter of Abdur Razzak, hanging by her scarf from the ceiling of their house at Konapara at 9:00pm.

Police recovered the body at 9:30pm and sent it to Sir Salimullah Medical College morgue for autopsy.

Yeasmin's mother Amena Begum told reporters that Yeasmin used to laugh abnormally while playing the strange game of hanging with rope at times in a day.

"Yeasmin entered the room at 8:00pm and locked the door from inside after putting the television on. I was first to see her hanging by the ceiling through the window," said Hasina Begum, sister-in-law of the girl.

An unnatural death case was filed with Demra Police Station.