A short walk to tragedy
Last week, Navjeet Sidhu, a housewife from west London, killed herself and her two young children by jumping in front of a high-speed train. But the reasons behind her desperate act remain a mystery to her family, friends and former colleagues. Mark Honigsbaum and Laura Barton report.
While men who kill themselves have historically outnumbered women by three to one, the suicide rate among young Asian women is almost three times the national average.
One theory is that many young Asian women, particularly those who, like Sidhu, were born and raised in Britain, face an intense clash between their own ambitions and desires and the expectations of their families.
While men who kill themselves have historically outnumbered women by three to one, the suicide rate among young Asian women is almost three times the national average.
One theory is that many young Asian women, particularly those who, like Sidhu, were born and raised in Britain, face an intense clash between their own ambitions and desires and the expectations of their families.
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