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Sousse, Tunisia: Tourist from Denmark commits suicide, jumps from hotel room

tunisia.com reported a young Danish tourist committed suicide this afternoon by jumping from his room on the 9th floor of a hotel in Sousse. The suicide theory is in no doubt, according to the deceased’s mother who told Jawhara FM that her son, aged 24, was mentally ill. The prosecutor rushed to the scene to verify the death and allow the removal of the corpse to be taken to Farhat Hachad hospital in Sousse. Read Article

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U.S. Tourist Death Deemed Suicide in U.K.

horncastlenews.co.uk reported the body of Denise Gray was discovered in woodland near Revesby in March following a huge police search. Ms Gray had gone missing after staying in the Revesby area. The inquest heard she was found with codeine and Paracetamol in her system which led to cardiorespiratory failure. Read Article

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Russian Tourist Commits Suicide in Hotel in Dominican Republic

gardonnews reported a Russian tourist removed his life by cutting the veins, room 5215 Fontana Vecchia hotel, on the beach in the paraje El Madrid, in Punta Cana. The forensic doctor white Mayán certified that Russian Plav Anatoli, of 36 years, died from a hemorrhage. He said they found a note written in Russian, where […]

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Thailand: Chinese couple dead in murder-suicide at resort in Phuket

According to eturbonews.com, Phuket police believe a Chinese woman murdered her husband at a trendy new resort, then killed herself. Although the investigation is continuing, Lieutenant Jirawat Tanchern gave Phuketwan an account today of the double tragedy that shocked the island yesterday. The 16 surviving members of the tour party – including the dead woman’s […]

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Chinese tourist attempts suicide in Taiwan

Shanghaidaily.com reports that a Chinese mainland traveler was hospitalized after cutting himself outside the office of the Taiwanese leader, Taiwan police said on Tuesday. Chen Shaojun, who arrived in Taiwan with a tour group on Nov. 5, chopped himself on the head with a kitchen knife outside the Taiwan leader’s office on Tuesday afternoon, shouting, […]

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United States: French tourist jumps to her death from a moving train in Iowa

According to omaha.com, the French tourist was crossing Iowa aboard Amtrak’s California Zephyr on Monday night. For some reason, she became agitated, hurrying from seat to seat. The conductor asked her to calm down because she was disturbing other passengers, according to an account by Montgomery County Sheriff Joe Sampson. But the French woman, Stephanie […]

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Popular tourist site in Kenya tainted by rampant crime and suicides

According to standardmedia.co.ke, the famous Thompson Falls is deemed to be one of the main tourists attraction sites in Lakipia County. But this jewel, which was discovered by Scottish explorer Joseph Thompson in 1883, is now acquiring a dubious reputation of being a hide-out for criminals. An increasing number of visitors to the site have […]

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Vietnamese man dies in the Philippines from self-inflicted knife wound

Inquirer.net reports that a Vietnamese tourist on Saturday slashed his abdomen and died in a hospital here after a fellow Vietnamese refused to lend him money for his fare back to Vietnam. Superintendent Christopher Abrahano, city police chief, said Sunday that the bloodied Nguyen Tan Lap, who was identified through his passport, was found on […]

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Malaysia: Arrested Japanese tourist found hanged in jail cell

According to enca.com, a Japanese tourist who was arrested for allegedly threatening Malaysian police with a knife, has been found dead in a police cell. A senior police official said the 33-year-old man was believed to have hung himself. According to district police chief Yahaya Ramli, Nobuhiro Matsushita was found dead yesterday and was believed […]

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Turkey: Russian tourist commits suicide by leaping off hotel

According to Timeturk.com “The tragic incident took place in touristic Konyaalti district of Antalya province in southern Turkey at about 10pm on Monday night. Ms Irina Pyzhova (45) ended her own life after she jumped off from the seventh floor of a hotel where she had checked in. The Russian woman died on the scene, […]

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