A 13-year-old boy begged for help. His mum says he was ignored. Now he’s gone. This is the story every parent needs to read.
Chris Reason
By Chris Reason
Single mum Clare McCann lost her only child Atreyu to suicide after he was targeted by school bullies.
Clare McCann was a single mum with a single child — who has now been taken from her.
After what she describes as a sustained and often violent campaign of horrific school bullying, her son died by suicide.
His name was Atreyu McCann. He was just 13 years old and in his first year of high school.
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Atreyu was named after the hero character in the 1984 classic The NeverEnding Story.
Tragically, Atreyu’s story ended long before it should have.
When I first met McCann, it was just days after Atreyu had died. She was a broken woman. Her eyes were red, her face pale, as she climbed out of her friend’s car at the place she wanted to talk — Atreyu’s favourite surf spot. Read more… https://7news.com.au/news/insi....de-australias-school
