Man Kills Himself Over Size Of Penis

An 18-year-old Singaporean student committed suicide because he was convinced his penis was too small.

The teenager, whose name has been kept private, jumped from a building. A suicide note found at the scene explained why.

"He said it was not due to the stress of his examination, but it was more about his physical development... He knew there was something wrong with his body parts", said a report.

The teenager had confided in his mother that he was worried about the size of his penis. She took him to a clinic where a doctor said it was normal and prescribed multi-vitamins.

A psychiatrist, Daniel Fung, at the Institute of Mental Health said the teenager might have been suffering from depression.

"It might be more about depression than his private parts being too small", Fung said.

Meanwhile, State Coroner Tan said the boy's case showed that even in today's age, "the less informed also become victims to junk information and worse, untruths".

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