Northern Region News June 10, 2012 16:18 PM Police Foil Two Suicide Attempts By Father Of National Athlete BUKIT MERTAJAM, June 10 (Bernama) -- Police today foiled two attempts at suicide by the father of a national athlete, including at the Penang Bridge. The 59-year-old man is said to have tried to take his life near the Queensbay shopping mall in Bayan Lepas early today but was foiled by the police who coaxed him out of the attempt. Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) police chief ACP Azman Abd Lah said police were notified of a man crying by the sea near the mall at about 4 am. "A patrol team was sent there and coaxed him to return home. Our men took about three hours to coax him to return home," he said when contacted by Bernama. The patrol car also tailed the man who was driving his own car, he said. -- BERNAMA