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Boxing champ Arturo Gatti's death was not suicide, private investigator says

For those who don't believe Arturo Gatti committed suicide at a Brazilian resort more than two years ago, the three-time boxing champion's death has remained a mystery.

But private investigators hired by the champ's manager told The Jersey Journal today their extensive probe has revealed it was no suicide.

"I think that when we get done with the press conference it will be pretty clear it was not a suicide," said Chicago-based private investigator Paul Ciolino, who was hired by Gatti's manager, Pat Lynch, to investigate the 37-year-old's death.

Ciolino said the voluminous report based on interviews in the United States, Canada and Brazil, as well as expert opinions, will be revealed at an August 30 press conference at North Bergen's Global Boxing Gym at 11 a.m.

Ciolino, who conducted the investigation with private investigator Joseph Moura, said an animation will also be released at the press conference showing Gatti could not have killed himself.

"It was not physically possible, given the circumstances and their (Brazilian police) theories," Ciolino said.

The immensely popular Gatti, who was born in Montreal but called Jersey City home, was found dead in his room by his wife, Amanda Rodrigues, on July 11, 2009. She was initially charged with murder but on July 30 the charges were dropped and Rodrigues was released by Brazilian authorities. Gatti's death was ruled a suicide by hanging.

Friends, family, and admirers gathered in Jersey City to remember Arturo Gatti at a memorial mass for the boxer. Gatti was found dead in Brazil earlier this month. His death was ruled a suicide by Brazilian police and his wife, once suspected of strangling the former boxing champion was released from jail. None of the people at the memorial could believe that Gatti committed suicide. (Video by Jennifer Weiss/The Star-Ledger) Actor and former boxer Mickey Rourke was one of the hundreds of people in attendance at a memorial mass for boxer Arturo Gatti that was held at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Jersey City. Gatti's death was ruled a suicide by Brazilian police and his wife, once suspected of strangling the former boxing champion was released from jail. None of his family and friends at the memorial could believe that Gatti committed suicide. (Video by Jennifer Weiss/The Star-Ledger) Authorities in Brazil said at the time that Gatti was drunk and despondent over his failing marriage. They said he used Rodrigues' purse strap to hang himself, as his wife and son, Arturo Jr., slept upstairs.

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Teen suicide and depression,what’s the relationship?

Suicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents and teenagers,and this include boys and girls. While teen girls often think more about committing suicide and attempt it,teen boys are 4 to 5 times likely to die of suicide,most probably because they use more extreme methods such as gun,hanging,and jumping from heights;unlike teen girls who simple overdose or cut their wrist.

There are several factors that increases the risk of a teenager committing suicide,but mental health,which includes depression accounts for more than 90% of the people who attempts and commit suicide.

So to help reduce the number of teen suicide,it is important to understand how depression leads teens to suicide and how to help them.

Read about the myths and facts of depression in teenagers .

Teen years themselves are often the source of emotional stress. Not having an adult’s experience to deal with life’s pressures,a teen can conclude that no one cares and become painfully depressed over simple matters.

Failing to measure up to the expectations of parents,teachers,or friends can cause a teen to become depressed. A sense of loss however is one of the primary causes of depression in teens according to Francine Klagsbrun in her book Too Young to Die-Youth and Suicide:“At the root of many emotionally caused depressions lies a profound sense of loss,of someone or something that has been deeply loved”.

So the loss of a parent through death or divorce,the loss of a job,or career,or even the loss of one’s physical health could also be at the root of depression.

To a teen though,the most devastating loss is the loss of love,the feeling of being unwanted and uncared for. So you can imagine the pain a teen will feel when faced with family problems such as divorce,alcoholism,wife beating,child abuse,or a simple rejection by a parent who is swallowed up in his or her own problems.

A teen may also blame himself or herself for the problems his or her family is having,with such thought he or she could think that with them out of the picture (by killing themselves) the family will be happy.

Depression leads people to focus on the failures and disappointments in their lives,and emphasize only the negative side of their situations,instead of the positive or good things they have in their lives or have accomplished,or even the good qualities they possess.

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