MAKKAH, 13 June 2007 — Police are currently investigating the case of a 28-year-old Singaporean Umrah pilgrim, thought to be mentally ill, who attempted suicide with a knife in a five-star hotel located in the central district of Makkah. Maj. Abdul Muhsin Al-Maiman, spokesman for Makkah police, said, “The Singaporean man came to the Kingdom with his wife on Umrah visa and stayed in a five-star hotel in the central district. He went to the bathroom taking a knife with him and stabbed himself twice — once on his right hand and the other time on his neck.”
Al-Maiman added that the man’s wife informed hotel workers, who immediately called an ambulance and the police. The man was taken to King Faisal Hospital for emergency treatment.
Al-Maiman said that the police are currently investigating what caused the man to try to commit suicide, adding that the man is suffering from some sort of mental problems.
