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Police investigate death of 8-year-old boy

Police investigate death of 8-year-old boy

Calls are again being made to everyone to reach out to those who can help them if they are facing problems after an 8-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide on Friday.

Nadi Police are investigating the alleged suicide case.

Please call Lifeline Fiji on the toll-free number 132454 if you need help or please talk to someone you trust.

The matter was reported to Police by health officials from the Nadi Hospital after the boy was brought to the hospital on Friday night.

Police say the boy was playing with his brothers and other children and was asked to go inside to have his bath and get ready for dinner.

After some time, the relative looking after the children could not find the boy and went to look for him.

According to Police, moments later the relative heard the boy's brothers calling for help and rushed to where they were.

They found the boy and rushed him to the Nadi Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police say a post mortem examination will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death.

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