A Form Three student at Bande Girls Secondary School in Migori County has taken her life citing harassment from one of the school prefects as the reason for her decision.

According to a police incident report, the 15-year-old girl attended a church service on Sunday held within the school premises, accompanied by her fellow students.

During the service, she discreetly left and was later discovered lifeless inside a classroom, the incident being confirmed by area chief Winnie Malemba.

The report also disclosed that she had left a note, in which he revealed the reason behind the decision with police launching investigations into the tragic demise.

The body was taken to Migori Level Four Hospital mortuary where an autopsy will be conducted as part of ongoing investigations.

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This incident follows closely on the heels of another tragic event, wherein a class four pupil took his own life in a classroom at Sare Primary School in Migori County, just a week prior.

Pregnant teen takes own life citing family frustrations

In a similar incident last week, a 19-year-old girl took her life in Kabodho village, Kisumu County citing frustration by her mother and grandmother.

According to Chief Charles Ogolla of Pap Onditi location, the lifeless body of the young woman was discovered hanging from the roof of her grandmother’s house.

The girl, who had completed her secondary education last year at Rae Girls School, left behind a note in which she revealed that she was two months pregnant.

She also expressed in the note that she had been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to join a university.

However, she felt that neither her grandmother nor her mother showed any concern for her aspirations, leading her to the desperate decision to end her life in an attempt to relieve them of their perceived burden.

Police arrived at the scene, retrieved the girl’s body, and initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her tragic death.