Kevin Reese Jr., 10-Years-Old, Bullied Into Committing Suicide

10-year-old Kevin Reese Jr. from Texas committed suicide after being bullied by classmates. Some told the boy that he should kill himself.

Reese Jr., a fifth-grader hung himself on Jan. 21, 2018 in his home was found in a closet.

The mother of Reese Jr., Crystal Smith, said that she never thought he would do this. She was still and shock, and it will take her a while to accept it.

On the surface, Reese Jr. appeared to be happy. However, he was struggling on the inside because he was being bullied at school.

His mother said she thought Reese Jr. could handle what was happening. The wrote on the boy’s tablet that he should kill himself because you do not belong here.

In November 2018 things became physical, and the boy often returned home crying. He said he did not fight when one of the boys punched him multiple times at recess.

Reese Jr. felt that he could not take it anymore.

On Jan. 21 Reese Jr. and his sister who was 12 years old went home after school. Their mother was working out of town and stepfather was driving home from work.

The boy’s sister called her mother frantic. She was screaming and could not be understood. She just said her brother’s name over and over again.

Reese Jr. hung himself. The sister was told to cut the boy down and call 911 while staying on the phone with her mother.

The boy’s school district said that there was never any reports of bullying.

However, Reese Jr.’s mother did contact the school who left a message on her voicemail saying they looked into an incident where another boy at the school punched the child. The official said the aggressor denied fighting with Reese Jr.

A spokesperson for the school district said that the individual who sent Smith the voicemail had been re-assigned to another position.

Written by Barbara Sobel

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