City CBD horror as Year 11 student takes his own life near crowded shopping centre in broad daylight
- A boy has tragically died in Wollongong’s CBD
- Emergency services called to a shopping centre on Monday
- For confidential support call LIFELINE 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
A teenager has tragically taken his own life in broad daylight outside a crowded shopping centre in a major regional city.
Emergency services were called to Keira Street, near the Wollongong Central shopping centre in the city’s CBD, about 11.15am on Monday to reports a teenage boy had been critically injured.
The boy was taken to Wollongong Hospital but could not be revived.
The road was closed to traffic and pedestrians for two hours as detectives investigated the scene.
Parts of the food court were temporarily closed but the mall otherwise remained open as normal.
The teenager was a Year 11 student at Wollongong’s Smith’s Hill selective high school.
Students at the school have been offered access to counselling services in the wake of the tragedy.
For confidential support call LIFELINE 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
