Published 19:57 IST, February 21st 2020
'Stop Bullying': 9-year-old's heartbreaking story leaves netizens emotional
On February 19, Yarraka Bayles live-streamed a video of her son, Quaden who asks for a rope to kill himself due to constant bullying over his dwarfism.
A heartbreaking story of a nine-year-old boy, Quaden Bayles took the internet by storm. His mother Yarraka Bayles shared a video of Quaden begging for a rope to kill himself due to bullying over his appearance as he is suffering from the most common form of dwarfism, Achondroplasia. From celebrities to friends and families, netizens worldwide united to show support to the little boy and shared their thoughts with the hashtag, “#WeStandWithYouQuaden”. Yarraka, who said that she is “tired” of dealing with such issues “every single day”, wanted to generate awareness on the “impacts of bullying”. In nearly five minutes, the Brisbane resident further said that “this could be your kid”.
Twitter gets emotional
All internet users shared the clip of Quaden crying in agony over bullying at his school across social media platforms and shared their wishes. Most Twitter users were seen getting emotional and raise awareness against bullying and its impact. People were also seen calling him a “superman”, “hero”, while others were venting in anger against the bullies who made the little boy suicidal.
Updated 19:57 IST, February 21st 2020