Class 10 Kolkata student tries to slit her wrist at school

A class 10 student suffering from depression tried to slit her wrist inside her school's washroom. The girl, however, suffered minor cuts on her wrist and was rescued by the school staff.

Kolkata (West Bengal): A class 10 girl student on Tuesday tried to slit her wrist with the blade of a pencil sharpener inside her school's washroom, but was rescued by the school staff and handed her over to her parents after administering first aid.

The young student was reportedly suffering from depression.

"She wanted to inflict self-injury. She asked permission from the teacher to go to the washroom," said Sudeshna Banerjee, Vice Principal of the school.

"Other students came to me and said the girl was going towards the washroom. Before she could do anything she was caught by the housekeeping staff. I saw that she has a minor cut on her wrist. She wasn't bleeding, it was a subcutaneous cut, we immediately gave her first aid. She is stable now," Banerjee said.

Banerjee said that the girl admitted to have been undergoing psychiatric treatment and was under medication.