japanese girl suicide with detergent, sickens 90 neighbours
tokyo a 14 year old japanese girl killed herself by mixing laundry detergent with cleanser, releasing fumes that also sickened 90 people in her apartment house.
authorities say none of the sickened neighbours in konan, southern japan, were severely ill, although about 10 were hospitalized.
the deadly hydrogen sulfide gas escaped from the girl’s bathroom window and entered neighbouring apartments.
the girl’s suicide wednesday night was part of an expanding string of similar deaths that experts say have been encouraged by internet suicide sites.
police say a 31-year-old man outside tokyo killed himself inside a car early thursday by mixing detergent and bath salts.
hydrogen sulfide gas is colourless and characterized by an odour similar to that of rotten eggs. when inhaled, it can lead to suffocation.
japan’s government has long battled to contain the country’s alarmingly high suicide rate. a total of 32,155 people killed themselves in 2006, giving the country the ninth highest rate in the world, according to the government.
suicides first passed the 30,000 mark in 1998, near the height of an economic slump that left many bankrupt, jobless and desperate.
the government has earmarked the equivalent of $220 million for anti-suicide programs to help those with depression and other mental conditions.
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