A 16-year-old jumped from her fifth-floor apartment in Incheon, Gyeonggi Province on Saturday, in a suicide attempt after facing bullying in school.

She survived the fall as she got caught in a plastic fence installed on the ground floor of the apartment. 

Incheon Bupyeong Police said the teenager had left suicidal text messages to her mother and teacher before committing the act.

The student’s message to her mother read, “I’m suffering too much to keep on living. I’m sorry, mom. I love you.”

“Can the bullies continue to go to school if I kill myself?” said the message sent to the teacher.

According to the teenager, bullies had allegedly spread rumors about her on social media and used offensive language against her.

The police will request four to five suspected students to undergo investigation.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)