Student in coma after suicide attempt<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: A 12-year-old student has been in a coma for 12 days
\nafter attempting to kill himself at his home in Garut regency,
\nWest Java.<\/p>\n
Heryanto is being treated at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in the
\nWest Java capital of Bandung. The elementary school student from
\nGarut Kota subdistrict had been treated at Dr. Slamet Hospital in
\nGarut until being transferred to Bandung on Aug. 25.<\/p>\n
He attempted to commit suicide on Aug. 22 by hanging himself
\nwith a plastic cable. He was reportedly upset because his teacher
\nhad asked him to pay Rp 2,500 (30 US cents) for school equipment,
\nbut his parents could not afford the money.<\/p>\n
Dr. Suganda Tanuwidjaja, who is treating the patient at Hasan
\nSadikin Hospital, said Heryanto was suffering from oedema
\ncerebrikini due to a lack of oxygen to the brain.<\/p>\n
This could lead to "intelligence degradation", paralysis and
\nother disabilities if the patient recovers from the coma, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Heryanto's case has caught the attention of senior government
\nofficials, including West Java Governor Danny Setiawan and
\nYogyakarta Governor Hamengkubuwono X, who have visited him in the
\nhospital. --JP<\/p>",
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