YEREVAN. – The officers of Mashtots Police Department prevented the suicide attempt of a 15-year-old girl on Tuesday, the press service of the Police informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Ashot Mnatsakanyan, the director of Zatik Care Center told Armenian News-NEWS.am that on Tuesday evening 15-year-old A.S. left the Yerevan city downtown and went to Kievyan Bridge attempting to commit suicide.

She was brought to Zatik Center 15 days ago in order to be taken care of. According to medical documents, the girl has serious mental problems, she has even been in a mental clinic for some time. She lives in a village in Sevan region. She has a family but she always complained from village life and wanted to live in the city. That is why she fled from home and came to Yerevan.

Her parents had applied to the police.

As the director informed, several criminal cases were launched concerning her, as she had also been raped.

According to Ashot Mnatsakanyan, the girl is trying to be in the center of attention that is why she attempted suicide.