Grade 12 stude commits suicide in Atok, Benguet

ATOK, Benguet – A Grade 12 student reportedly wrote a farewell note to his family, then committed suicide here Tuesday.   

Police identified the victim as Jezreel Martinez Sacley, 20, student of St. Paul's Academy and resident of Sayangan, Paoay.

            A police report said around 8:30 a.m. that day, an employee of Atok District Hospital reported to Atok police station an alleged suicide victim was brought to Atok District Hospital at Sayangan.

Police talked to Benny Palasi Sacley, father of the victim, who said he was cooking for breakfast in their kitchen around 6:30 a.m. when he saw his son Jezreel coming down from his room. He did not notice what his son did because he was busy cooking. He then saw his son went up to the attic.

 At about 6:45 a.m., he went to the room of his son to call him to eat. When he opened the door, he reportedly saw his son hanging with a fan belt tied on his neck and shouted for help then he lost consciousness.

                His two other sons, Jeezer Sacley and Elizer Sacley, who were at the same house heard the shout of their father.

They went to the room of their brother, saw Jezreel hanging and immediately brought down the victim and rushed him to the hospital.

The attending physician declared the victim dead on arrival around 7:20 a.m.

A “suicide note” of the victim, was reportedly found at the place of incident. The remains of the victim was brought to their residence in Sayangan for the wake.