82 articles
Education
Death of Princeton student who was reported missing ruled a suicide
Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie, whose dead body was found behind a secluded campus tennis court on Oct. 20, was determined to...
Ines Shin
Crime
Man kills sister of his ex-girlfriend in Fresno highway murder-suicide
The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified the shooter involved in the murder-suicide that took place on Highway 41 in Fresno, Califo...
Michelle De Pacina
Health
TikTok pushes self-harm, ‘thinspiration’ content on children at alarming rate, study says
TikTok recommends suicide content to underage users as young as 13, with the fastest suggestion appearing 2.6 minutes after sign-up, accord...
Carl Samson
News
Indian American boy, 16, dies after jumping off Golden Gate Bridge
A 16-year-old Indian American male jumped to his death from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge on Tuesday, according to reports. The teen’...
Ex-UC Irvine student throws his mother off campus building before jumping himself: police
Andrew Nguyen Doan, 36, threw his mother, Thao Thai Nguyen, 77, off a campus building at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), before...
China
Chinese woman sealed in during lockdown dies after pleas ignored
The Hohhot government in northern China’s Inner Mongolia confirmed that a woman died inside a community complex on Friday. The community b...
Bryan Ke
Mother of student who died by suicide seeks $14.5 million from Utah school district
Brittany Tichenor-Cox, the mother of 10-year-old Isabella “Izzy” Faith Tichenor, has filed a $14.5 million damages claim against the Davis ...
India
Teen kills herself after video of her stealing chocolate goes viral
An Indian teen allegedly died by suicide after a video of her stealing chocolate at a shopping mall went viral locally. According to her f...
Boyfriend killed Oakland dentist to get her $12 million estate: police
Nelson Chia, 73, allegedly plotted the murder of his longtime girlfriend Lili Xu, 60, to take control of her $12-$14 million estate. Xu, a...
Bay Area
Boyfriend arrested for killing Oakland dentist dies by apparent suicide
Nelson Chia, 73, who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder, apparently hung himself in his own cell hours after his arrest. Chia w...
St. Paul Hmong man kills wife and himself while home with their 5 children
Yia Xiong, 33, fatally shot his wife Ka Lor, 30, before killing himself on Tuesday night in their St. Paul home, where their five children,...
Entertainment
Constance Wu reveals suicide attempt following ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Twitter backlash
Constance Wu returned to Twitter today after a three-year break from social media, announcing her new book “Making a Scene” and revealing s...
Daniel Anderson
K-pop video addiction and poor school performance led to teenager’s suicide, Indian police say
An Indian teenager reportedly hanged herself over the weekend because of her poor performance at school due to her smartphone and K-pop musi...
Social Media
Yīshíjì, popular Chinese content creator, comes out as gay in suicide note
Yīshíjì, a Bilibili content creator known for his videos of himself cooking and eating alone in his home, came out in a suicide note that h...
Culture
40% of AAPI LGBTQ youth considered suicide over the past year, report finds
LGBTQ AAPI youth are at higher risk of suicide and other mental health challenges due to high rates of racial discrimination, according to ...
Khier Casino
South Korea
South Koreans demand tougher cyberbullying laws following recent suicide deaths of Korean celebrities
South Korea’s government is under pressure to act after the recent deaths of a high-profile volleyball player and Twitch streamer, both of ...
Rebecca Moon
Chinese teen sold at birth and rejected twice by biological parents dies by suicide
Liu Xuezhou, the Chinese teenager whose biological parents sold him at birth and rejected him upon reunion, has died by sucide. The 17-yea...
Police find remains of Ohio Vietnamese mother missing since 2002
Ohio mom Stephanie Van Nguyen, who was 26 at the time of her disappearance, her 4-year-old daughter Kristina and 3-year-old son John have b...
Jiselle Lee
Chinese man dies by apparent suicide over childhood bullying for being ‘effeminate,’ ‘sissy’
A Chinese man who claimed to be a victim of school bullying before being found dead by local fishermen has sparked calls for an end to an on...
10-year-old girl who attended Utah school district that ignored racial bullying dies by suicide
Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ...
Viral TikTok shows the harrowing moment a Chinese bus driver saves a suicidal mother and her son
A passing bus driver in China was caught on video saving a woman attempting to commit suicide with her son. The suicide attempt: In a recent...
Douyin users criticize ‘baiting crowd’ for egging on Chinese influencer’s livestream suicide
A Douyin influencer who livestreamed her suicide has prompted other users to question the social media platform’s prevention efforts and the...
Japan
Suicide rate of Japanese children is revealed to have quadrupled to record high in 2020
More than 400 Japanese students, from elementary to high school, committed suicide in 2020, the country’s education ministry said. Driving t...
Asian American becomes 4th officer who responded to Capitol riot to die by suicide
A Washington D.C. Metropolitan police officer (MPD) was found dead of an apparent suicide last week inside his home in Virginia. A pattern e...
Ryan General
Japan Appoints ‘Loneliness Minister’ Due to Rising Pandemic Suicides, Especially Among Women
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed regional revitalization minister Tetsushi Sakamoto to head a government measure to help tho...
South Korean Actress Song Yoo-Jung Passes Away at 26
South Korean actress Song Yoo-jung, best known for her roles in the TV series “Golden Rainbow” and web series “Dear My Nam...
Khanh Tran
Chinese Teen Commits Suicide After Mom Slaps Him Publicly at School
A teenager in China committed suicide reportedly after his mother slapped him at school. School tragedy: A 14-year-old boy from Wuhan, surna...
Japanese Actress Sei Ashina Dies of Suspected Suicide at Age 36
Japanese actress Sei Ashina, known outside of Japan for her role in the 2007 film “Silk,” was found dead in her Tokyo apartment on Monday. ...
‘Attack on Titan’ Live-Action Star Haruma Miura Found Dead at 30
Japanese actor Haruma Miura, who appeared as the lead character Eren Jaeger in the live-action adaptation of “Attack on Titan”, has died at ...
Elderly Korean Man Kept in ICE Detention for Nearly 90 Days Allegedly Kills Himself
A 74-year-old South Korean man died of an apparent suicide inside his cell in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention cen...
Fans Outraged That Goo Hara’s Parents May Get a Share of Her Inheritance
The death of Korean singer Goo Hara shocked the world, as the heartbreaking news of her suicide came within six weeks of the death of anothe...
Jin Hyun
Chinese Family Files Lawsuit After Daughter Jumps to Her Death 2 Hours After Leaving NYC Hospital
A 23-year-old woman jumped to her death in August 2018 after a hospital reportedly failed to provide her with adequate care and prematurely ...
Instagram
Woman Allegedly Convinces Boyfriend to Jump to His Death 90 Minutes Before Graduation
A 21-year-old former Boston College student, Inyoung You, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for the suicide of her boyfriend in...
Sulli Thanks Fans Who Encouraged Her to Live in Heartbreaking Last Note on Instagram
A little more than a month before her tragic passing, K-pop idol Sulli expressed gratitude to people who encouraged her to live. The former ...
Facebook Employee Dies of Apparent Suicide at Company’s Headquarters
A Facebook employee jumped off the building of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California in an apparent suicide last Thursday. Th...
Korean Actress Found Dead of Apparent Suicide at 48 After Reportedly Battling Depression
Jeon Mi-seon, a South Korean actress known for her roles in movies such as “Mother,” “Memories of Murder” and “Bungee Jumping of Their Own,”...