Breaking up with your partner is never a pleasant thing to experience, and for some, it’s a traumatic event that can push them over the edge and do the unthinkable.
A man in Sibu, Sarawak, was so distraught by the prospect of breaking up with his girlfriend that he slit his own throat in her presence and eventually succumbed to his injuries.
M’sian man cuts his own throat in front of GF over proposed breakup
According to See Hua Daily News, the tragedy took place inside a hotel room last Sunday (Dec 8).
A day before the bloody incident occurred, the man called his girlfriend and asked her to meet up with him as he wanted talk things out and save their relationship.
At 2pm on Sunday, he arrived at the hotel and booked a room, with his girlfriend turning up an hour later.
During their conversation, the man’s girlfriend told him that her parents didn’t want her to continue pursuing a relationship with him and suggested that they break up.
Upon hearing this, the man became emotionally distressed and took out a small knife while threatening to end his own life if she insisted on breaking up.
Despite his girlfriend’s attempts to stop him, the man proceeded to cut his own throat in front of her. She then fled from the room in a panic and called for help from the hotel staff.
Medical personnel later turned up at the scene but the man had already bled to death when they arrived.
Had self-harmed in the past
At 4pm, police were alerted of the incident after a report was lodged and went to the scene, where they found the man lying in a pool of blood and blood spatters all across the room.
According to the girlfriend, she and the man had been together for years but their relationship was fiercely opposed by her parents.
She also revealed that he had self-harmed in the past and would often send her photos of his self-inflicted injuries.
The man’s body was later sent to the morgue and an autopsy is expected to be carried out to determine the cause of death.
If you or anyone is experiencing depression and needs a listening ear, please call the following helplines:
Befrienders KL
Contact: 03-76272929
Operating hours: 24/7
Befrienders Penang
Contact: 04-2910 100
Operating hours: 3pm- 12am daily
SNEHAM Malaysia
Contact: 1800 225757
Operating hours: 4 pm-8 pm daily
LifeLine Malaysia
Counselling Helpline: 03-4265 7995
Monday To Friday 9.30am – 10.30 pm, Saturday 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Late-Night Helpline: 011-5779 5803, 011-5779 5813
Friday & Saturday 10.30pm – 1.30am
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