Man commits suicide in front daughter, 5

IN WHAT is the second suicide in South Trinidad this week, a Gasparillo man, who separated from his wife four months ago after they were having domestic problems, committed suicide in front his 5-year-old daughter on Wednesday night by drinking a toxic substance.

According to police reports, around 9 pm, Basdeo Bal, 43, went to the Samlalsingh Trace, Gasparillo home that he once shared with his wife Parbattie. A party was in progress and when he met his estranged wife, they quarelled over the status of their daughter. It is reported that in a fit of rage, Bal took up a bottle of weedicide and drank from it, collapsing and dying a short while later while his wife and daughter looked on. A report was made to the San Fernando police and a team of officers arrived on the scene accompanied by District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr Silochan, who viewed the body and ordered it removed to the San Fernando mortuary. Up to late yesterday, efforts were being made for an autopsy to be carried out. PC Mohammed is continuing investigations. On Monday, a 21-year-old female receptionist, who took an overdose of tablets following an altercation with a male companion, died while awaiting medical attention at the Accident and Emer-gency Department of the San Fernando General Hospital.