Police rescues woman who climbed tree to kill herself

NAIJ.com gathered that a woman was rescued by policemen after she threatened to kill herself by jumping off a tree.

According to reports, the residents of Mhinga village outside Malamulele, Limpopo, South Africa, were thrown into a state of confusion after spotting a woman who wanted to kill herself.

The woman identified as 33-year-old Dorcus Baloyi climbed high up a marula tree and threatened to jump down to her death.

Dorcas was eventually convinced to come down from the tree by policemen, five hours after she climbed up.


The woman identified as Dorcus Baloyi threatened to jump to her death from the tree

An eyewitness identified as Dashen Shivambu said Dorcus refused to come down when other residents tried to convince her until they went to get the police:

“She was walking back and forth on a branch. I stopped the car and went to find out what the problem was. An officer climbed up the tree to get her to come down but she said she didn’t need police assistance.”

A police spokesman identified as Moatshe Ngoepe said:

“If the woman was violent, police would have helped to get her down and take her to hospital. In that event, we advise her family to involve social workers if necessary.”

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