VG man allegedly attempts suicide

A male was allegedly rushed to Nurse Iris O'Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda this afternoon, December 19, 2022, after an attempted suicide.

According to reports reaching our newsroom, the man inflicted wounds about the body and also injested some pills.

More details will be provided as they come in.

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