Dark death an interesting case report

Abstract

Suicide (Latin suicidium, from suicaedere, "to killoneself") is the act of intentionally causing one'sown death. Suicide is often committed out of despair,the cause of which is frequently attributed to a mentaldisorder such as depression, bipolar disorder,schizophrenia, borderline personality
disorder, alcoholism, or drug abuse. The act of takingone's life for the benefit of others is known as altruisticsuicide. Literature has very less reference regarding thesuicidal approach among blind persons.Here we report an interesting case of a teenage boywho was suffering from bilateral Heredo?maculardegeneration and was completely blind from birth. Hecommitted suicide by hanging, in his living room. Themethod by which he chose to end his life raised manyeyebrows. Here, we unfold the story of this teenagerwho ended his life for the benefit of his familymembers.