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'Bullied' Simon Brooks died after taking overdose - inquest | 'Bullied' Simon Brooks died after taking overdose - inquest |
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A schoolboy whose family claim he was bullied took a fatal overdose and told his mother "I've had enough of being pushed around". | A schoolboy whose family claim he was bullied took a fatal overdose and told his mother "I've had enough of being pushed around". |
Simon Brooks, 15, of Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT), died four days after taking tablets, having left a message alleging he was bullied. | |
Mrs Brooks told an inquest hearing: "He told me that he wished he had not done it and that it was stupid of him." | Mrs Brooks told an inquest hearing: "He told me that he wished he had not done it and that it was stupid of him." |
Valleys deputy coroner Graeme Hughes said Simon's intention was "unclear". | Valleys deputy coroner Graeme Hughes said Simon's intention was "unclear". |
Simon was a pupil at Y Pant comprehensive school in Pontyclun, RCT. | |
The inquest in Aberdare heard on Wednesday that Simon was found shaking in his bedroom. | |
Mrs Brooks, 49, told the hearing he wasn't "a suicidal misery, he was a lovely boy who loved life". | |
She said: "He lived life dangerously and he wanted to do sky-diving and bungee jumping." | |
Emily Wintle, a close friend, told the inquest that earlier that day Simon was unhappy at being bullied, and there had been a row with one of his friends at school. | |
He had texted Emily saying: "I am going to take an overdose - bye." | |
When she tried to contact him again he said: "Too late" and hung up. | |
But later he told Emily on the phone: "Emily do you know I am a Christian - I want to go and be with God." | |
Pc Nicholas Hughes went to Simon's house. He told the inquest: "Simon and his best friend had fallen out over a girl." | |
Paramedic David Blacker, who took the schoolboy to hospital, said: "He said he had been bullied that day and they had tried to force him to fight someone. | |
'Cry for help' | |
"He wanted to die because he had enough of being bullied." | |
The inquest heard that Simon died from multi-organ failure at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff brought on by an overdose of drugs. | |
His family's solicitor, Mari Rosser, said: "He did this on the spur of the moment as a reaction to an event and it was a cry for help." | |
Mr Hughes said: "The standard of proof should be that it is beyond reasonable doubt. | |
"I believe there is doubt as his mother gave evidence to indicate he regretted his actions which was corroborated by an entry in his hospital notes." | |
Mr Hughes recorded a conclusion that Simon "died from deliberate self harm in the setting of unclear intention." | |
After the hearing, Mrs Brooks said: "I am convinced he did not mean to kill himself and I am delighted at the verdict." |
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