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Suicide prevention campaigner found hanging in her room
“We have to care about them. If we hear our friend begin to talk about death and show some changes, such as from being an exuberant person to closed and quiet, we have to talk to them. They need friends to talk to,” Benny said.
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The founder of Into The Light Suicide Prevention Community, Benny Prawira, said once a person had suicidal thoughts, it would be difficult to predict whether it would happen or when. Even though they looked fine on any given day, they could have a trigger and decide to kill themselves in seconds. (Shutterstock/-)
On the international day to prevent suicide in September last year, DN, 25, posted a “Twibbon” to commemorate the day.
"Do you want to #worktogether to #preventsuicide? Join our movement for World Suicide Prevention Day 2018!” DN wrote.
On March 16 this year, she reposted her own message from six years ago in 2013: "Whatever happens to you, stay positive and keep your spirit up!” she said.
Her social media posts showed that she had been into the issue for years, perhaps as a reminder to herself. But on June 17, her friend went to her room in a boarding house and found her hanging from the ceiling. The police and a medical team ruled her death as a suicide.
DN was a graduate student at Sebelas Maret University (UNS) in Surakarta, Central Java.
DN’s friend, Sri Rahayu, was the one who found her in the boarding house in Kampung Gendingan, Jebres. The day before, Sri was with DN in the room until the middle of the night. But Sri said DN did not say much that night.
The following morning, Sri received a chat message from DN, who asked her to come to her place. But Sri did not reply because she had a class. After class, she went to DN’s room, finding that the door was unlocked. When she opened it, she saw DN hanging from the ceiling.
