Brazil fan kills himself after shock defeat

03 July,2010 07:55 AM IST |   |  AFP

A young Haitian football fan was so distraught at Brazil's World Cup exit yesterday that he killed himself by leaping in front of a car, according to witnesses


A young Haitian football fan was so distraught at Brazil's World Cup exit yesterday that he killed himself by leaping in front of a car, according to witnesses. The 18-year-old died after the incident, which took place in Nerette, on the outskirts of the Haitian capital, following Brazil's 2-1 defeat by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

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