Morocco: Police Officer Eats Rat Poison to Avoid Paying Child Support

Rabat- Since the beginning of 2014, Morocco has witnessed many cases of policemen committing suicide, an unusual phenomenon in the country. The latest case was registered on Thursday in Fes, when a police officer ate rodenticides in attempt to commit suicide.

The police officer at the urban authority of Fez refused to abide by a judicial ruling, issued after his divorce proceedings were finished. The judicial ruling obligated him to pay MAD 63 000 ($7,637 US) as compensation to his ex-wife and for child support.

According to Al Massaa, in order to protect her and her children from a life of poverty, the officer’s wife was forced to go to court and demand the implementation of the judicial ruling. As a result, the court issued another judgment requiring the police officer to pay alimony.

But the police officer did not accept the judge’s ruling. Instead of paying the alimony to his ex-wife, he ate rodenticides – a rat poison used by the local authorities to kill rodents – in attempt to commit suicide at his house, located in Ben Debab district, Fez.

According to the same source, the officer was immediately transported to the University Hospital of Fez, where he had his stomach pumped. Currently, He is still under medical observation. Doctors are waiting for his body to react to treatment.