An incredible tragedy rocks the town of Greenfield, Indiana. A 10-year-old boy who was ridiculed for years by classmates for his appearance recently committed suicide. Sammy T.’s family now hopes his tormentors are punished – police are investigating.
The incredible act took place on May 5. Previously, Sammy was bullied at school for years. “First they made fun of him because of his glasses, then they made fun of his teeth,” his father told WTHR. Until the day he died, the boy was exposed to physical and emotional violence every day.
Parents: ‘School knew what was going on’
His parents said they had repeatedly contacted the school about the bullying, but the school had taken no action. They have contacted the institution twenty times about this matter. The director denies this; he never received a report about the incidents from the parents or Sammy. “They knew something like this was going on. “They knew about it,” the father of the deceased boy told the TV channel 21alive.
Perpetrators can be prosecuted
Now it is the police’s turn: the investigation into the official cause and manner of death is ongoing. “The Greenfield Police Department considers all unattended death investigations to be criminal investigations until the evidence and facts of the case prove otherwise,” said Deputy Chief Charles McMichael. The young, suspected perpetrators may also face criminal charges.
Threats also came via social media
The harassment recently escalated on a school bus when Sammy was beaten up on the school bus. The attackers finally cornered him in a toilet last week. “His broken glasses are there in a memorial shrine that my children built,” the father said. The boy was also threatened via Snapchat. “I’ll beat you up if you come to school,” was one of the brutal messages.
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Source: Krone
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