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May 27, 2015

21-Year-Old Kills Himself At Cape Town’s Cavendish Square

Sad news from Claremont's Cavendish Square Mall yesterday evening as a 21-year-old man took his own life.

Claremont’s Cavendish Square Mall was the scene of a suicide yesterday evening as a 21-year-old man jumped to his death.

According to Western Cape police spokesperson Andre Traut the man jumped at around 5:30PM. News24 quotes Traut here:

“The circumstances are being investigated and a death inquest has been registered.”

Traut said the man’s identity was known to police but would not be released until his family had been informed.

So sad. So tragic.

If you do find yourself suffering from depression or trauma you can call LifeLine South Africa on  0861 322 322, a 24-hour crisis intervention service that offers free and confidential telephone counselling, rape counselling, trauma counselling, Aids counselling and a range of other services.

You can also call the Suicide Crisis Line on 0800 567 567.

[source:news24]