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A 17-year-old Moroccan girl, allegedly caught cheating in a baccalaureate exam, committed suicide in the western city of Safi on Monday, sparking shock and anger in the kingdom, according to reports. Ahmed Karimi, director of the Regional Academy of Education and Training in the Marrakech-Safi region, said the student was in their second year of the Hassan II High School in Safi. The New Arab cannot independently confirm if the death was related to the exams with UK charity Samaritans, which provides emotional support to people in distress, noting that no single event or trigger leads someone …

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