Unrequited love Teener commits suicide

CEBU, Philippines - A 17-year-old high school student hung himself from a tree near the seashore of barangay Western Poblacion, Poro town of the Camotes group of islands on Monday after he was rejected by the girl he was courting.

Jover Ostria ended his life after failing to win the heart of a certain Elyn.

Police found a bottle of liquor and a two-page suicide note written on his notebook.

The note, written in Cebuano, stated how Ostria had suffered from the pain of loving the girl. He also asked his younger brother to take care of their mother and their brother before saying goodbye, asking for understanding.

“Puslan mamatay tinuyuan wala ko nimo sugta…farewell to you Elyn bisa’g sakit sa akong buot maayo pa mamatay nalang ko…Lyn hinaot imo akong masab-tan…naalaot nga naulipon sa gugmang gi-atay nimo. Jove, ayaw pasagdi sila si mama ug Junjun sige amping kamo hinaot masabtan ko ninyo tanan…babay na lang ninyo…”

Senior Inspector Bonifacio Arriesgado, chief of the Poro Police Station, suspected that Ostria was drunk when he wrote the letter and committed suicide.

Renato Robledo said he was walking along the shore when he saw the lifeless body with a nylon rope around his neck, prompting him to call for help.

Dr. Mabel Huete, the town’s rural health officer, declared Ostria dead due to strangulation.

 Arriesgado told The FREEMAN that before the incident, somebody saw Ostria went inside a house. The house owner had complained that she lost an undetermined amount of money.

Arriesgado further said that the owner of the house, who was sleeping at that time, woke up when somebody attempted to open the zipper of her pants.

“Mao nay alegasyon kay nakit-an niya but it is still a subject for verification,” Arriesgado said. – (FREEMAN)