2 girls die in plunge from school building in apparent suicide

May 14, 2018 | News On Japan

May 14, 2018 (tokyoreporter.com) - Two high school girls died in a plunge from a building in Ashikaga City on Friday in what police are viewing as a double suicide, reports the Sankei Shimbun.

At around 8:50 p.m., a member of the schoolâ€™s baseball team found the girls, both second-year students, collapsed on the grounds of the school after hearing a loud sound. They were both confirmed dead at a nearby hospital, according to police.

On the seventh floor of a building near where the discovery was made, shoes were found lined up â€” which often signifies that a person has committed suicide â€” at an open window, officials of the school said.

Officials added that the students attended class without incident earlier that day. However, a school staff meeting scheduled for the following day was to cover whether or not both girls had been bullied in the past.

â€œWhile cooperating with the police investigation, we would like to examine the reason for why the female students died,â€ a representative of the school said, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun (May 13).

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