Chalcis mourns the tragic death of 15-year-old Leonidas, a child who was lost so suddenly, causing unspeakable pain and deep emotion throughout the local community and every corner of Euboea. According to evima.gr, his family, friends and classmates, many dressed in white, gathered to bid farewell to their beloved Leonidas in an atmosphere of silence and overwhelming grief.
Read: “He was being bullied and threatened, they beat him” – Mother of 15-year-old who took his own life speaks out
It is recalled that the minor lost his life on the morning of Monday, January 5, when he fell from the High Bridge of Chalcis. The news of his death caused shock, plunging his family, friends and classmates into mourning, who are still struggling to comprehend the loss.
“He was being bullied and threatened, they beat him,” says the 15-year-old’s mother
“My child was being bullied and threatened, they called him fat, they beat him. I found videos on his tablet,” the 15-year-old’s mother said characteristically. “He was addicted to video games, recently he was watching movies and reading articles about dark magic. They consumed him,” she added, speaking to Star.
Everything happened on Monday when the 15-year-old left home with his scooter, taking his mobile phone with him. A few hours later he was found dead in the area of the High Bridge in Chalcis, Euboea. According to what his mother reports, the child faced problems with video game addiction, while he was systematically receiving attacks and harassment from his classmates.
As she revealed, on the day he disappeared, the minor told her: “mom, I’m going to sing carols” and disappeared. Initially, when the body was discovered, authorities estimated it was an unaccompanied minor or missing person from Athens. However, after further investigation it was found that neither version was true. His parents began searching for him the next day, only to finally find themselves faced with the tragic reality.
What was found on the minor’s tablet
The 15-year-old’s mother revealed that, examining the child’s tablet, she found threatening messages, as well as videos that allegedly record incidents of violence against him.
In one of the videos, according to her, the minor initially appears to be trying to protect himself, while then two other minors immobilize him with a headlock, throw him to the ground and kick him.
The tablet was handed over to authorities to be examined and all aspects of the case investigated. For his part, the 15-year-old’s father mentioned that a few hours before his child’s suicide there was a suspicious online conversation in English.
“When I approached him, he would hide. I had asked him and he said he was playing a game with foreign children,” the minor’s father emphasized.
