Primary Six Student Commits Suicide Because She Was Pregnant

A Primary Six pupil committed suicide in Kenya after realizing she was pregnant. Morine Juma, 12, hanged herself with a rope at her grandfather’s homestead on Sunday.

Family members said they found her body dangling on a rope in one of the deserted houses in the compound.

“She had gone missing since Saturday and we became worried about her whereabouts.

"We noticed that the door to one of the houses in the compound was locked from inside.

"When the door was broken and we gained entry into the house, we were shocked to see the body dangling on a rope and a note lying beside her,” Ms. Mary

According to Ms. Wangare, the note indicated that life had become too hard for the pupil given that she was pregnant, and her parents and other family members were “too harsh” on her.

Ms. Wangare said she had called the area Chief last week to report that the girl was pregnant. The area chief noted that the girl had moved to her grandfather’s homestead.

“Her parents said they noticed she had gained weight and suspected she was pregnant, but they never asked her who had made her pregnant,” the chief said.

“We had started following up on the case when I was informed that she had taken her life,” he said.

Morine’s parents and grandparents were too shocked to speak. The girl’s body was moved to a mortuary.

In the wake of the incident, residents of community decried the soaring cases of teen pregnancies in the region.

They called on the government and law enforcement agencies to help end the menace that has seen many young girls drop out of school.

Source: Daily Nation

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