Indian Couple Commit Suicide

MAKKAH, 3 April 2008 — An Indian couple committed suicide yesterday in the Eastern Province after learning that the woman was infected with AIDS. Col. Yousuf Al-Qahtani, spokesman for the Eastern Province police, said the couple was reported missing by the man’s brother. “Civil Defense officers arrived at the couple’s apartment and broke down the door to find the man and his wife hanging from a ceiling fan.

A suicide note was found at the scene stating that the couple was upset that the woman had AIDS,” said Al-Qahtani.