Police prevented a young girl from committing suicide after she posted her intent on Twitter last week.

Following a tip-off by Dubai Police, officers from Sharjah Police raced against time to locate her apartment in Al Nahda area.

The cybercrime department of Dubai Police had received information about the girl’s suicide post. They found out the girl stayed in Al Nahda area of Sharjah. They immediately worked with Sharjah Police's cybercrime department and located the girl’s residence.

Police officers had reached the girl’s apartment in Al Nahda and knocked at the door. “Open the door, your daughter is going to commit suicide!” police had told the girl’s father, who did not know anything about his daughter’s plan.

When police entered the girl’s room, they found her sitting with the lights turned off.

Police said the girl, a 16-year-old Afghan national, was distressed at being bullied on social media. People had made fun of her photo and passed negative comments about her, which caused her depression that drove her to try and end her life.

SOURCE : GULFNEWS