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Seven Bridges, allegedly killed
himself at his Kentucky home
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It was a moment of sorrow and sadness after a 10-year-old boy Seven Bridges, allegedly committed suicide after he was criticised at school for wearing a colostomy bag.
Bridges,
from Kentucky, hanged himself at his family’s home on Saturday while his mother
was out on grocery shopping, WHAS-TV reported.
The
child’s mother, Tami Charles, said she found him hanging inside a closet.
“I saw my
son dead. That’s something in my head,” Tami Charles told the station.
Bridges
was born with an unspecified bowel condition and endured 26 unsuccessful
surgeries to fix the issue, WDRB-TV reported.
The
ailment resulted in the need to wear a colostomy bag. A colostomy bag collects
waste from a portion of the colon outside the body, according to the Mayo
Clinic.
Bullies
reportedly targeted the child over the smell from the bag. Bridges endured
months of repeated bullying, his mom told the station.
“JCPS: You
all failed my baby,” Charlies said of her son’s school district. Charles told
the station that the family “absolutely” plans to take legal action against
Jefferson County Public Schools. The district has opened an investigation, but
couldn’t comment on pending litigation.
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