For trying to kill himself, homesick Pinoy in UAE gets one month in jail

A homesick Filipino in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who tried to commit suicide as he missed his children, was sentenced to one month in jail on Tuesday.

According to a report of the Gulf News site, the 33-year-old Filipino, who works as a household helper, tried to kill himself last November 17 after he could not take a leave to visit his children in the Philippines.

The Filipino, who stabbed himself and jumped from the window, said he was going through "very rough times" and had "grave personal problems."

The Dubai Misdemeanor Court sentenced him in absentia to one month in jail.

The judge also ordered him deported once he serves his sentence.

The investigation showed that the man walked into the kitchen and stabbed himself in the stomach twice with a knife.

He lay on the floor for nearly 90 minutes before jumping from the window of the first-floor kitchen.

The Filipino said he was not drunk or under the influence of drugs when the incident happened. - VVP, GMA News

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