Asylum seeker kills himself to avoid deportation, leaves two children

A failed asylum seeker and father of two teenagers has killed himself rather than be deported back to Burundi, the AD reports on Thursday.

The family has been in the Netherlands for five years. The children’s mother died during the Burundi civil war, the paper said. The children, a girl aged 12 and boy aged 14, are now being cared for by a foster family. It is unclear whether they will now be allowed to stay in the Netherlands or will still be sent back.

The man may have committed suicide to help his children stay in the country, the AD said.

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