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May 08, 2008

'Emo suicide cult' blamed for teen's death...

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Hannah Bond, 13, hanged herself from a bunk bed in her bedroom with a tie believing her death would impress fellow followers of the “emo” movement, it was said.

The teenager, who left a suicide note and used the nickname “Living Disaster”, committed suicide after flippantly telling her parents, “I want to kill myself”, when she returned late from a friend’s house.

They dismissed the comment and said “don’t be silly” but an hour later found her suspended an inch from the floor.

They dialled 999 and paramedics battled for over an hour to save her but she had lost consciousness and died.

Roger Sykes, the coroner who recorded a verdict of suicide, found aspects of the youth movement, which began in America, “very disturbing”.


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7 Comments

#1 JMG says:

Emo suicide cult.......isn't that all a bit redundant?

#2 And... says:

The world loses another future gas attendant.

#3 Leo says:

Hey kids, there is life after high school. But emo suicide is redundant.

#4 School Nurse says:

I’m a school nurse & you wouldn’t believe how many of the “emo” kids cut. They call themselves “emo,” by the way. We’ve sent at least a dozen kids to the local psychiatric hospital for self-injury and suicidal ideation just during this school year. About 90% of those kids were self identified “emo” kids. Sadly, it did not surprise me when the news broke that that 13-year-old girl killed herself in the UK. I really feel terrible for her family! I was pretty confused about the whole “emo” thing until one of the kids showed me the website http://whatisemo.bravehost.com/. Once I saw that site, I understand the issue much better now; please take the time to view this and protect yourself and your loved ones.

#5 Lucy says:

This really makes me not want to have children. How do you protect them from things like this? Some marketing asshole at Warner?

#6 Seraph says:

Too bad she didn't get the real meaning of My Chemical Romance, and that is to save lives. Its a sad loss.

#7 pip says:

omg this is pathetic!!!!!
how can u say that?
you have no idea who or what emo's are
dont blame then for things that u have no answers to.
and that girl wasnt an emo,
she was a wannabe scene kid, get it ryt at least you could do that.
i hate the media for exposing things like that. you people are the ones that make us look bad!!!!


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