Primary school exam failure rumour unfounded, police say

The police said yesterday that a rumour doing the rounds that a boy had committed suicide because he failed his primary exams after pressure from his parents to succeed is unfounded. It seems, the police added, that this incident was mentioned last...

The police said yesterday that a rumour doing the rounds that a boy had committed suicide because he failed his primary exams after pressure from his parents to succeed is unfounded.

It seems, the police added, that this incident was mentioned last Sunday during Mass in Marsascala.

The police said that they know of no such case.

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