A young boy committed suicide by hanging after excessive bullying from other pupils

A 12-year-old schoolboy hung himself on Tuesday afternoon after apparently suffering at the hands of bullies at his local school.

Ekstra Bladet newspaper reports that Robert Larsen from Kisserup on Zealand suffered from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as does  his younger brother, and proved an easy target for bullies at the school.

His mother was too distressed to talk about the circumstances of her son’s death, but said she was well aware that he was having problems at school. His younger brother moved to a different school because of the bullying and Robert was also due to move.

An older pupil told the newspaper that because of his condition Robert hated to be touched and the bullies quickly cottoned on to it.

‘Once they promised Robert that they would stop teasing him if he did some things for them. After he had carried out the tasks, they continued to bully him. It was a terrible shame.’