13-year-old boy 'hanged himself after row with father who confiscated his mobile
 

Lancashire from July


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Inquest: Declan Gatenby, 13, who was found
hanged at home after he had his mobile phone confiscated

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"Schoolboy was grounded for a week
and had mobile taken from him
On day before it was to be returned
he demanded it back but was refused
13-year-old ran to his room,
hanged himself and was found
by brother, 9
'I do not believe he actually intended
to end his life,' coroner said
Richard Taylor recorded verdict
of death by misadventure at Burnley inquest"





This is tragic

Sad story

:sad::bawling:

Omg :(

another teenage suicide spun by the Daily Mail to be an OTT reaction to technology. :rolleyes: can't possibly have been any other factors involved, could there, no, let's just ignore a whole lifetime of potential reasons and motives because we don't get teens and their twitters!!1!

Yeah what Shaun said, It's sad though :(

No Shaun


young kids get a top phone
and its like a Super Power tool
take it away and they go wrong
in this case its terrible
yes other factors could be there
but that Phone gone ,was the last straw

..maybe it was the 'last straw', who knows, not the dailymail but I doubt it would have been anything to do with it being a top phone but more a loss of communication...

..very sad story for the whole family...

It's a phone, not a lung, arista, kids are perfectly capable of functioning without and don't usually just run for the noose or knives when they're taken away.

I only feel sad for the parents

Wouldnt the correct wording to use by 'hung himself' ?

You are wrong it has changed with younger kids,
now as iphones, samsungs and the like
are like Gold dust to them
we never had such amazing phones.


You need a Proper Update

I doubt it was just the phone. There must have been other factors. :suspect:

Like living in the general ****hole that is Burnley.

Probably. :(

I agree

Also it really annoys me when in cases like this the coroner reaches a verdict of or something similar to accidental death. Maybe for other methods you might have some ground to walk on, but I'm sorry, anyone tying a rope around their neck and hanging themselves from it knows what they want and what is going to happen

It's hard because I kind of feel sorry for the boy but why kill yourself because You did not have a phone. I feel more sorry for the parents

Well it says he didnt mean to kill himself, probably just intended the threat as a protest

Yes Worst thing to do.



Tragic.

So was it actually suicide or accidental death as it was a protest mock suicide that tragically became a real one...??

people at that age don't understand the concept of death.

"Coroner said
Richard Taylor recorded verdict
of death by misadventure"

Good Point
Alex

I agree