Seniors Committing Suicide to Avoid Being a Burden on Their Children

According to a news report, in China, in a village of the Hunan Province, 10 elderly people have committed suicide during the past 20 years. They chose to end their lives because they wanted to avoid being a burden to their children. Five of the suicided in last eight years are from Yangjiawan, a village of 30 families now: three drowned in the pond, one hung, one poisoned.