Horror over child suicide rate surge

Officials revealed a child between 5 and 9 had killed themselves. Photo / ThinkstockThe number of youths taking their own lives has surged by more than 40 per cent, and the suicide of a child under nine has been recorded for the first time. Figures released by Chief Coroner Judge Neil Maclean today revealed a child between 5 and 9 had killed themselves - the youngest recorded suicide since the Coronial Services Unit started collecting data in 2007.

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