Son of late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro commits suicide, state-run media reports

This browser does not support the video element.

The son of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has committed suicide, according to news reports.

Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart killed himself Thursday after undergoing a months-long treatment for depression, Reuters reported, citing Cuban state-run media.

Castro Junior looked so much like his deceased father he was known as "Fidelito," and was initially hospitalized for treatment of depression, Reuters reported.

>> Read more trending news

Doctors had been treating the 68-year-old Diaz-Balart for months "due to a state of profound depression," the website Cubadebate reported.

This browser does not support the video element.