He committed suicide by way of a drug overdose.
His mother states that Ayden was bullied to death by his schoolmates.
Ayden was a pupil at Philip Morant School in Colchester.
His mother, Shy Keenan, is a leading campaigner against child abuse and is the author of a book entitled "Broken" about her own experiences as an abused child.
Ayden is described as a kind-hearted boy, who was funny and intelligent.
He is also described as a boy who amused and entertained others and made them laugh. He boosted their morale.
School officials stated that Ayden was a much-loved, talented pupil who bought joy to the school.
Ayden's family states that Ayden was bullied because he was half-Asian and was called "Asian Ugly".
He had been bullied since he was 11 years old. When he started at the school, a girl
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A group of 6 or 7 repeatedly hounded, harassed, beat and kicked Ayden. He was attacked in blind spots where closed circuit cameras didn't reach.
The school accused Ayden of bad behaviour and being disruptive. He had sometimes tried to defend himself and slammed doors and did other rebellious actions.
Ayden himself questioned whether or not he was gay. Regardless, he was bullied at school for being gay. He was told "We’ve got enough British gays, we don’t want any Asian ones."
British Parents - where are your shitty assed, snot nosed children? What are they doing to each other? Do you care?
Ayden is survived by many loving friends and relatives including his mother and father, Shy and Tim; and his twin brother, Jarrad.
God save us from those who torment us to death. Amen.
Let us pray that Ayden is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.
2 comments:
I am saddened by the comments being directed towards the school Ayden attended.
Whilst nobody would ever underestimate the awful tragedy and loss the family are suffering I feel these comments could be misplaced and unfair. My child attends this school and was unfortunately bullied too, however I could not fault the manner in which the situation was dealt with. I also have heard of other parents who have had very positive experiences with the school. I feel that in todays society schools are in an extremely difficult situation and on most occassions they do get it right. Everybody has a part to play. Firstly the awful bullies themselves. Friends of the bullied need to find a voice and the courage to speak on their behalf if they are unable or too scared to. The school have to continually be made aware of all situations.
Please lets focus on why children bully,the parenting skills to educate our children to the error of bullying, why nobody speaks out for these victims and why the victims feel they have nobody to turn to. Schools can only do so much.
Schools can only do so much.
However, they all deny any knowledge of bullying which leads to death because they are afraid of being held accountable, losing their jobs as teachers or administrators, and of being sued for damages.
No school ever admits that they saw anything out of the ordinary.
There was a sex scandal in the U.S.A., at Pennsylvania State University, where boys were being sexually abused repeatedly for years and yet no one saw anything.
School officials need new eyeglasses.
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