An upset mother has shared a tragic video of her bullied son with dwarfism breaking into tears and threatening to kill himself after picking him up from school.
As heartbroken mum Yarraka Bayles explained in her video that went viral and gained the attention of prominent figures from all around the world, she picked up her crying 9-year-old son Quaden after he suffered from a bullying session at school.
According to the mum, she typically keeps family matters private but was left with no other solution than to go viral after her son asked her for a rope to take his own life.
“So I’ve just picked my son up from school, witnessed a bullying episode, rang the principal and I want people to know this is the effect bullying has. This is what bullying does,” Yarraka was heard saying in her video.
“So can you please educate your children, your families, your friends because all it takes is one more instance… and you wonder why kids are killing themselves.”
The mum added:
“This is the impact bullying has a nine-year-old kid who just wants to go to school, get an education and have fun but every single fricking day something happens. Another episode another bullying, another taunt, another name-calling.”
Meanwhile, little Quaden, who has dwarfism, was seen crying and sobbing and asking his mum to give him a rope so that he could kill himself.
“Give me a rope, I want to kill myself,” the 9-year-old said. “I just want to stab myself in the heart… I want someone to kill me,” he added.
VIDEO: https://facebook.com/yarraka/videos/10163099957440693
While the mum didn’t go into the specifics of the bullying episode that caused her son to break down, she admitted that children have been calling her son a midget.
After Quaden’s story went viral, good people have come together to comfort the mother and the son.
The Indigenous All Stars NRL have arranged with the family to get Quaden to lead their team onto the pitch before their match on Saturday.
Meanwhile, stand-up comedian Brad Williams has, as of this writing, raised nearly $200,000 with the help of Good Samaritans.
Part of the money will go towards sending Quaden and his mom to Disneyland and paying for their accommodation, admission tickets, and food. The rest will be donated to anti-bullying organizations.
“I’m setting up this GoFundMe to let Quaden know that bullying will not be tolerated, and that he is a wonderful human being who deserves joy,” Mr. Williams, who also has dwarfism, wrote.
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