Tokyo -- A 15-year-old boy killed himself yesterday by jumping from a Tokyo suburban high rise apartment block with his 14-year-old girlfriend, police said
The boy died shortly after being taken to a local hospital, a police spokesman said. The girl is in a critical condition.
The teenagers were classmates at a public junior high school in Yachiyo, east of Tokyo. A local resident found the couple early yesterday morning.
Police are questioning the student's parents, who reportedly were aware the couple were dating, for a motive, Kyodo news service said. The pair left no notes -- Agence France-Presse