A 14-year-old girl who performed dismally in this year’s Standard Eight national exams committed suicide after checking her results in Kericho County.
Relatives and neighbours said Mercy Chebet—who was a candidate at Ketitui Primary School—hanged herself after realising that she had scored 145 marks out of 500.
Mr Peter Bett, a resident of the deceased’s Ketitui Village, said the girl hanged herself using a lesso.
“She was in low spirits after checking her results,” he said.
He said the girl had jokingly told the parent that she was going to commit suicide because of the poor results but the warning was not taken seriously.
The mother was shocked to find the body of her daughter dangling from the roof of the house and immediately raised alarm which attracted the villagers.
Telanet Location Chief John Too called on parents to counsel their children who performed dismally to avert such incidents.
Source: DAILY NATION
