The Latest Breaking News from Suicide

Inquest into death of Georgia Barter, 32, recorded verdict of unlawful killing, but there was ‘insufficient evidence to pursue case’

Author Baek Se-hee's death at 35 has reignited debate on South Korea's mental health crisis, where about 40 people die by suicide every day despite reform efforts.

Leo Barber died on a railway after accessing an online forum which discussed suicide

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, and Dr Khinvraj Jangid, director and professor at the Centre for Israel Studies at OP Jindal Global University. 

Baek Se-hee, author of I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, has died at 35, with her decision to donate her organs—saving five lives—seen as a poignant extension of her message of empathy and hope.

Giuffre described the aftermath of her abuse in the posthumous book Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice

Miles Cross, 33, is accused of four counts of the offence.

Cops raced to the Contemporary Resort hotel but have stressed that the victim was ‘not struck by the monorail’

Virgina Roberts Giuffre’s anticipated memoir was completed in October 2024, six months before she tragically died by suicide

One of Disney World's first resorts has seen a tragic event.

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Lindsay Simon concluded that Ellen Greenberg’s death “is best classified as ‘suicide,’” despite new findings revealing three additional stab wounds and 20 new bruises