MELAKA: Police are investigating claims that a 14-year-old girl who allegedly attempted to take her own life may have used a mushroom vape. She is believed to have gotten it from her boyfriend.
Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said preliminary investigations found that the teenager became distressed after her 49-year-old adoptive mother stopped her from going out with her 17-year-old boyfriend.
He said the incident occurred at 10.33pm on Sunday before the victim was rushed to Hospital Melaka for emergency treatment.
“The victim was reported to be in stable condition after receiving treatment and was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
“Initial investigations revealed that the teenager became upset after being prevented from going out with her boyfriend before she entered a first-floor bedroom in the house and used a knife to slash both her wrists and neck,” he said yesterday.
DCP Dzulkhairi said the victim’s adoptive mother claimed the teenager had been behaving irrationally and was suspected to have been under the influence of “mushroom vape”.
He said investigations also revealed that the substance was allegedly supplied by the victim’s boyfriend, who is a Form Four student.
The victim started vaping earlier this year.
“The adoptive mother had previously confiscated the vape device in an attempt to stop the victim from continuing the habit.
“Further investigations are being carried out, including recording statements from the adoptive mother, who works as a temple caretaker, to determine the actual circumstances that led to the incident,” he added.
DCP Dzulkhairi said no arrests had been made, but the case was being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for alleged negligence or abandonment involving the teenager.
