Ocean City Mother On Daughter's Suicide: 'I Would Like To See A Child's Life Saved'

In an effort to put to rest rumors she had been hearing concerning her daughter’s suicide, Lynn Uddin recently opened up for stories posted on local publications.

On the Ocean City Sentinel’s website, she said her daughter committed suicide on Dec. 14, less than a month after she had called the suicide hotline seeking help.

The girl, Maliha Mahbub Chowdhury, was haunted by bullying her whole life, often due to her Islamic faith. Her first suicide attempt came while she was a sophomore at Ocean City High School, but she was placed in intensive therapy, and things seemed to get better her junior year, according to the report.

Her problems returned during her senior year, when she was dealing with people who allegedly said they were afraid to be around Muslims. Uddin, however, said the suicide came at a time when things seemed to be turning around. There was also an outpouring of support from the school and the community following her daughter’s death, according to the report.

Chowdhury loved to sing and dance, and could light up a room when she entered it, her mother said. She was one of five children who wanted to be a social worker. She often stood up for those who were bullied and would help others who also thought of suicide, her mother told The Press of Atlantic City.

But Chowdhury suffered from depression, and had been bullied at school, and in the weeks leading up to her death, she didn’t want to eat and she talked about dropping out of school, she told The Press.

She said her daughter only began to get the help she needed, and that the Ocean City Board of Education needs to enact change. “I want the Board of Education to do something. Don’t tell me something good will come from this. Show me the change. If you do not take action, it will keep happening. I would like to see a child’s life saved,” Uddin said in the report.

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