Police say no charges in death of bullied 13-year-old

Dan82 · Sep 29, 2010

http://www.kget.com/news/local/stor...-death-of-bullied/fMemM4pc3Uiy_h8gvyac3w.cspx

Seth Walsh, the Tehachapi 13-year-old who hanged himself from a tree in his back yard after years of being bullied, died Tuesday afternoon after nine days on life support.

Tehachapi police investigators interviewed some of the young people who taunted Seth the day he hanged himself and determined despite the tragic outcome of their ridicule, their actions do not constitute a crime.

"Several of the kids that we talked to broke down into tears," Jeff Kermode, Tehachapi Police Chief, said. "They had never expected an outcome such as this."

He said the students told investigators they wish they had put a stop to the bullying and not participated in it.

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More here:http://www.bakersfield.com/news/loc...nvestigating-bullying-after-attempted-suicide

Police and school officials are investigating what's being reported as an attempted suicide of a 13-year-old Tehachapi boy that may have bullying connections.

In the meantime, the family of Seth Walsh is asking, in a statement, for privacy while he is "fighting for his life in a coma."

"The circumstances which led to Seth's current condition are neither his family's nor his friend's focus at this time," the statement reads. "Seth's family is simply requesting respect for their privacy, positive support and prayers for Seth!"

The boy was found Sunday unconscious and not breathing, and it appeared he had tried to hang himself from a tree branch, according to police reports. He was taken by helicopter to Kern Medical Center.

Tehachapi Police Department officials on Friday said detectives and school resource officers are investigating the attempted suicide...

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Shevanel · Sep 29, 2010

There's not much else you can do to punish kids when they are more of an indirect cause. Especially when they're showing signs of remorse and regret. Knowing what they did led to this boy's suicide is going to haunt them for the rest of their lives, and I don't think much more action is necessary, at least by the state. (except for perhaps more anti-bullying thingamabobbers and stuff, but thats a more borad action, while I meant specifically for these kids involved here. If they were more directly involved, then it would be entirely different.)

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