Pregnant teen commits suicide

A 17-year-old girl from Lapu-Lapu City committed suicide by ingesting liquid cyanide after she found out that she was pregnant from her former boyfriend.

Brenda (not her real name) left a suicide note to especially seek the forgiveness of her mother.

Police also found a bottle of liquid cyanide locally known as “kuskos” inside Brenda’s room.

PO3 Luisito Ernie of the Homicide Section of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Station said Brenda’s classmates told police of her pregnancy from her ex-boyfriend.

Her current boyfriend did not know that Brenda, a second year college student, was pregnant, Ernie added.

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