22 Nov 2023獨媒#8682
今年首10個月學校匯報懷疑自殺個案達27宗 教育局：復常後學生面對較大挑戰
The number of student suicide cases has surged, with police recording 306 cases involving schoolchildren taking their own lives so far this year. A Legislative Council member expressed concern about the causes of youth suicide and the statistics. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yu-lin said there was an upward trend, noting that primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong had reported 27 suspected student suicide deaths as of October this year, higher than in the past three years. She estimated that the increase was influenced by the pandemic and the greater challenges students faced after resumption.
學童自殺個案數字飈升，本年至今警方已錄得306宗學童輕生個案。有立法會議員關注青年自殺原因及統計數字，教育局局長蔡若蓮表示有上升趨勢，指截至今年10月，全港中小學匯報學生懷疑自殺身亡個案達27宗，較過去三年高，估計是受疫情及復常後學生需要面對較大的挑戰所影響。
17 Nov 2023獨媒#8659
露宿者小欖囚室衣服纏頸亡 陪審團一致裁自殺 倡懲教勿以閉路電視代替親身巡視
Sham Shui Po homeless man Lai Man-sap, a Vietnamese national, was remanded at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre in 2020 in connection with possession of dangerous drugs. During his detention, he wrapped a pair of trousers around his neck in a protective cell. His condition deteriorated sharply after he was taken to hospital for emergency treatment, and he was eventually certified dead. The Coroner’s Court continued the inquest today (17th). After Coroner Chau Chi-wai gave directions in the morning, the jury retired for about two hours and unanimously concluded that the deceased had died by suicide. The jury recommended that the Correctional Services Department increase the number of correctional officers to share Siu Lam’s daily workload. It also recommended that checks on people in custody at intervals of no more than 15 minutes be strictly enforced, and that CCTV observation not be used as a substitute for in-person checks.
深水埗越南籍露宿者黎民十於2020年涉管有危險藥物，還押於小欖精神科治療病院，期間在保護囚室內用長褲纏頸，送院搶救後情況急轉直下，最終證實死亡。死因庭今（17日）繼續研訊，死因裁判官周至偉早上作出引導後，陪審團經約兩小時退庭商議，最終得出死者死於自殺的結論。陪審團向懲教署建議增設懲教助理人手，以分擔小欖的日常工作，並建議需嚴格執行不多於15分鐘巡視在囚人士，不可以閉路電視觀察取代親身巡視。
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