Content warning: This article discusses sensitive topics such as suicide that some readers may find distressing
In 2017, a young unemployed Malaysian woman who attempted suicide ended up in court and was told by the Magistrate’s Court judge: “No matter how much pressure you are facing, suicide is not a solution. Now you’re out of the hospital, you must be charged in court anyway.”
She was fined MYR 2,000 (USD$450) in default of a three month jail sentence, compounding the obvious distress she was already suffering. The court appearance and punishment only inflicted greater emotional and financial burden.
