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Boy attempts suicide after learning of dad's mistress
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-22 10:15

A young man in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, tried to kill himself after he learned his father had a mistress.

Dong, 23, (not his real name) took pills at his home on Wednesday night after he learned his father was seeing another woman.

His family members found him and rushed him to the hospital where he was recovering.

The boy said he was upset about his father but later said he regretted his suicide attempt.