A 16-year-old student reportedly committed suicide in Albert Town, Trelawny. The teenage boy was found hanging from a tree in a yard. Specific details of the incident, such as identity, time of death, and what pushed him to take his life, have not yet been released.
Photos obtained by Moon 10 show the troubling scene before he was removed from the tree. Several people are gathered near the tree where he appeared to have tied a rope. He was apparently discovered with the rope around his neck at day.
Just three months ago, another 16-year-old Albert Town student was found dead. The student, Jamar Surgeon, lovingly known as DJ, was found dead, hanging from the ceiling of his kitchen on the morning of September 21, 2025. His stepfather, Leroy Melbourne, said he was in bed when he heard a scream and found the teen’s weeping mother and the deceased with what appeared to be a handkerchief around his neck.
Jamar, who attended Homo Technical High School, was found with a note and his phone, both of which police have taken as evidence as they investigate his death. At the time, the family had not yet read the letter. His stepfather emphasised that Jamar never showed any signs of depression, though relatives suspect that challenges at school may have contributed to the tragedy.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said that most of the reported suicides continue to involve males. Still, there are early signs that cases among women, though much lower overall, may be starting to rise.
In the first nine months of 2025, 44 suicides were reported, down from 53 during the same period in 2024, showing an overall drop of nearly 17 per cent, according to the JCF.
The report added that while the early months of 2025 saw fewer cases than the previous year, the trend shifted in the second half. July saw eight suicides, a sharp jump of 33 per cent compared with July 2024. The rise continued into August and September, which recorded increases of 20 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively, over the same months last year, signalling a troubling reversal in what had seemed like a positive trend.
