A 17-year-old girl who had been hospitalized in critical condition after she and another teenage girl fell from the rooftop of an apartment building in Athens has died, the KAT General Hospital announced late Thursday.
The teenager was initially transferred to Asklepieion Hospital in Voula, where she was intubated, before doctors decided she needed specialized trauma care at KAT.
The tragic incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon when the two girls climbed to the rooftop of a six-floor apartment building in the suburb of Ilioupoli, where one of the two lived, and jumped. One of the teens died on the scene, while the second was gravely injured.
Police say the girls had locked the rooftop door behind them, presumably to prevent anyone from intervening.
Suicide note by Greek teenager
A handwritten note found inside the backpack of the girl who died at the scene is now part of the police investigation. According to reports, the teenager wrote about years of depression, overwhelming anxiety over Greece’s nationwide university entrance exams, known as the Panhellenic exams, and fears about her future.
In the note, she reportedly addressed her parents and said she had struggled with depression for the past three years. She also expressed fear that she would not do well on the Panhellenic exams, worrying that failure could limit her career opportunities and lead to financial insecurity.
The note reportedly ended with the teenager writing that she no longer found joy in life and was pessimistic about her future.
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