Fourteen-year-old student commits suicide in Oman

Muscat: A 14-year-old student took his own life by hanging himself from a bike tyre tube in his room. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening around 7 PM, a police official confirmed.

According to the Royal Oman Police, the child was a resident of Wilayat Ibri in Al Dhahirah governorate. An argument with his father, who is said to have taken away his phone during lunchtime, led to the child taking this extreme step.

The official said, "Al Dhahirah Police Command received a report that a 14-year-old child committed suicide in his home and as a result, the police and the Criminal Investigative Team went to uncover the circumstances of the incident.”

“The Royal Oman Police are still conducting investigations and completing the rest of the legal procedures.”