A 17-year-old secondary school student has committed suicide on the Essequibo Coast. According to reports, the student Ravindra Lall, of Hoff- Van – Aurick village, who attended the Abram Zuil Secondary, school ingested a quantity of deadly herbicide some two weeks ago . Reports said he was preparing to write the CXC examination and left his parents and relatives in a state of shock after consuming the poison  without no known reasons.

According to reports the student was always known to be very  quiet, studied hard and did well at school. He died on Sunday at the Suddie hospital. His death has caused sadness and grief among students and teachers at the Abram Zuil Secondary School.