KUCHING (Bernama): Recently, Malaysians were shocked over the death of a teenage girl who committed suicide after 69% of pollsters on her Instagram account supported the option to kill herself.
Local newspapers reported that the victim posted an online poll status asking her 'Instagram Story' followers:"Really Important, Help Me to Choose D/L." .
Padawan district police deputy chief DSP Merbin Lisa said based on the investigation, the girl who was known as Davia Emelia, 16, was suspected of experiencing depression. "According to her mother, the victim was close to her stepfather but since the stepfather married a Vietnamese woman, he rarely returned to Kuching to meet the victim.DSP Merbin said investigation was still ongoing, and so far, the police had obtained statements from the school and the victim's close friends.
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