Year 11 student takes his own life near Wollongong Central shopping centre in broad daylight
City CBD horror as Year 11 student commits suicide in broad daylight near a crowded mall
- A boy has tragically passed away in Wollongong’s CBD
- Emergency services called a shopping center on Monday
- For confidential support call LIFELINE 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
A teenager tragically committed suicide in broad daylight outside a busy shopping center in a major regional city.
Emergency services were called to Keira Street, near the Wollongong Central shopping center in the city’s CBD, at around 11.15am on Monday to report that a teenager had been seriously injured.
The boy was taken to Wollongong Hospital but could not be brought back to life.
The road was closed to traffic and pedestrians for two hours while detectives investigated the crime scene.
Emergency services were called to Keira Street, Wollongong, on Monday after a teenager was seriously injured
Parts of the food court were temporarily closed, but the mall otherwise remained open.
The teenager was a Year 11 student at Wollongong’s Smith’s Hill Selective Secondary School.
Students at the school have been given access to counseling services in the wake of the tragedy.
For confidential support call LIFELINE 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline 1800 551 800