Boy hangs himself to death

Despondent over a personal problem, an 18-year-old boy hanged himself to death inside his room in Sampaloc, Manila.

Police identified the victim as Alejandro Onesa, a resident of 514 Calabash Road, Sampaloc, Manila. Onesa died while undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.

Investigators said the body of Onesa was discovered at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday inside his room with a green nylon cord looped around his neck. The other end of the cord was tied to the beam of the ceiling.

The victim's uncle, Mario Osorio told probers hours prior to the incident, he had scolded the boy for staying out and drinking softdrinks outside their house late at night. He claimed to have instructed the boy to go inside the house, after which the boy locked himself inside his room.

When the door was forced to open, to check his room, the boy's relatives found him hanging.

According to Onesa's relatives, it was the second time that he had tried to commit suicide. However, there was no record with the police as to how Onesa tried to kill himself the first time. – Cecille Suerte Felipe