Tunisia-Ahmed Ben Amor, the Vice president of the LGBT rights association Shams is understood to be critically ill following a second suicide attempt.
Ben Amor first attempted suicide last week, by consuming approximately 70 pills, but leaving no note to explain his actions. Ben Amor was released from hospital following treatment where he appears to have attempted suicide a second time.
According to Shams, Ben Amor has been assessed a 3 on the Glasgow Coma Scale, the lowest level of consciousness the system records.
Speaking to Tunisia Live, Belhedi Bouhdid, a spokesperson for Shams said, “We were with him at his house following the first attempt. He asked if we could leave him alone for some time. He took advantage of that to swallow all the pills the doctors had given him.”
Ben Amor’s second suicide attempt has confused many of his friends, as well as Association members who all understood him to be in recovery following his initial attempt. “The reasons are absurd,” Bouhdid said, “‘I only want to die,” that’s what he said before losing consciousness.”
Audibly distressed, Bouhdid explained that Ahmed was in a “very delicate condition,” adding “The Doctors have lost hope…. We are waiting for the end of the day to see what will happen.”
In constant receipt of online abuse and death threats and excluded from mainstream Tunisian society, largely because of his activism, Ben Amor has established a reputation for himself as a fearlessness campaigner and activist for Tunisian gay rights.
With Ben Amor’s prognosis looking increasingly guarded,Boulhdid concluded his comments by saying, “It is really sad. Only a miracle can save him. We are just waiting.”
Ben Amor first attempted suicide last week, by consuming approximately 70 pills, but leaving no note to explain his actions. Ben Amor was released from hospital following treatment where he appears to have attempted suicide a second time.
According to Shams, Ben Amor has been assessed a 3 on the Glasgow Coma Scale, the lowest level of consciousness the system records.
Speaking to Tunisia Live, Belhedi Bouhdid, a spokesperson for Shams said, “We were with him at his house following the first attempt. He asked if we could leave him alone for some time. He took advantage of that to swallow all the pills the doctors had given him.”
Ben Amor’s second suicide attempt has confused many of his friends, as well as Association members who all understood him to be in recovery following his initial attempt. “The reasons are absurd,” Bouhdid said, “‘I only want to die,” that’s what he said before losing consciousness.”
Audibly distressed, Bouhdid explained that Ahmed was in a “very delicate condition,” adding “The Doctors have lost hope…. We are waiting for the end of the day to see what will happen.”
In constant receipt of online abuse and death threats and excluded from mainstream Tunisian society, largely because of his activism, Ben Amor has established a reputation for himself as a fearlessness campaigner and activist for Tunisian gay rights.
With Ben Amor’s prognosis looking increasingly guarded,Boulhdid concluded his comments by saying, “It is really sad. Only a miracle can save him. We are just waiting.”
Source: tunisia-live
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