PEOPLE are attempting suicide from the Island’s multi-storey car parks at ‘quite an alarming rate’, says police chief Graham Power.

He is concerned not only for the people making the attempts but also for the risks faced by police officers and other emergency staff called to the scenes.

Presenting a report to the Home Affairs Committee yesterday , Mr Power said that since February 2004 there had been 14 suicide attempts leading to three deaths.

As a result, the committee are writing to the Environment and Public Services Committee to ask them if they intend erecting safety barriers or other deterrents at the top of the multi-storey car parks.

Mr Power said that at present around one person every four or five weeks was attempting suicide fromt the top of the multi-storey car parks.

He said this was ‘quite alarming’ and that there were risks for the emergency services officers trying to dissuade the person from killing themselves.