Japanese girl suicide over English

Japanese girl suicide over English

JAKARTA (JP): A teenage Japanese girl was found dead in the
parking lot of the Senayan Apartments in Central Jakarta early
Friday morning.

Tanah Abang subprecinct police chief Ass. Supt. Agusta Romano
said on Friday that the girl, identified as Tsuyoaka, 17, had
most likely committed suicide due to her failure in mastering the
English language.

The girl who was suffering from depression was believed to
have jumped from her room on the 26th floor of the Senayan
Apartments to the ground, the officer said.

Tsuyoaka studied at the Jakarta International School in Pondok
Indah, South Jakarta, Antara reported.

"The girl was found dead in the apartment parking area by her
father, Koji, who reportedly works at the Japanese Embassy here.
He had gotten up early Friday morning to find that his daughter
was not in her room," Agusta said.

"We suspect that she killed herself due to her depression over
not being able to master the English language. She can only speak
Japanese."

Witnesses at the scene said on Friday that Koji found his
daughter face down with severe head wounds, in the parking lot at
5:30 a.m.

Till Friday night, nobody from the Japanese Embassy could be
reached for comment.

The girl's family, Antara reported, were against the idea of a
postmortem examination being performed on their daughter's body,
and were scheduled to fly the body to Tokyo on Friday night.(ylt)