------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- 16-yr-old dies after consuming rat poison ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sayad Nadia, a 16-year-old girl from St Inez-Tonca, died at the GMC on Monday after she consumed rat poison (Rattol). According to Panjim police, Nadia consumed 'Rattol' in a bid to end her life on April 21, after she was reprimanded by her mother for not concentrating on her studies.
Nadia, who had lost her father Sayad Saifullah some years ago, had failed in her IX standard last year and was pursuing her SSCE under the National Open School. She had been admitted to the GMC and was undergoing treatment. She however succumbed on Monday. ------------------------------------- HERALD 29/4/04 page 3 ------------------------------------
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