A man committed suicide by jumping off a bridge, fearful about his future and job while suffering from Covid-19 and passing it on to his family. The victim was a 42-year-old Asian, Ajman Police said.
The wife and members of the public rang the police, who rushed to the spot but were too late to save the man who had jumped off the Al Rawda Bridge in Ajman, UAE on Thursday night.
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Subsequent police investigations revealed that the man worked in a private company and was found to have contracted the Coronavirus. He was then placed under isolation and had to wear a quarantine band.
The wife told the police that the man had been depressed during the isolation period and appeared troubled on the fifth day itself when the tragedy occurred.
Ignoring his wife’s advice to avoid going out of the house in his sickly state, the man took his car and drove himself and his wife toward the bridge.
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He then got out of the car, bid goodbye to his wife while also advising her to take good care of their children, and jumped off into the sea.
The wife said that fear of losing his job had caused her husband severe anxiety and he began to constantly think about his financial situation and death. The tragedy occurred when finally, unable to bear his health situation anymore, the man’s reasoning snapped and he took his own life. (AW)
