Student Sets Himself on Fire After Failing Exam 3 Times
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A 24-year-old male student in Segamat District, Johor in Malaysia, attempted suicide on Apr. 17, by setting himself on fire at a petrol station.
Segamat district police said in a news release that they were alerted to the incident at around 8 pm on Apr. 17.
Police were informed that the student had doused his entire body in petrol and lit himself with a lighter at a petrol station in Jalan Ibrahim, Segamat.
The owner of the petrol station saved the student by putting out the fire using a fire extinguisher.
After the fire was extinguished, police said the student subsequently ran away and sat in the middle of the road in another suicide attempt.
A lorry driver managed to stop his vehicle in time to avoid running into the man.
However, a car behind it lost control and hit the back of the lorry, causing an accident.
According to the police, the student was eventually conveyed to Segamat Hospital via an ambulance to receive treatment for his injuries.
A doctor confirmed that around 70 percent of the student's body was covered with burns.
He is currently still in the hospital to receive further treatment.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the student tried to commit suicide after he failed his Bachelor of Law exams for the third time.
"[The student] was ashamed to face his family and this led him to attempt suicide," police said.
Investigations into the actual cause of the incident are still ongoing.
The police have also initiated an investigation under Section 309 of Malaysia's Penal Code.
Under this Section, whoever attempts to commit suicide can be jailed for up to a year, fined, or both.
Source: Mothership
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