Bullied Boy Dies After Being In Medically Induced Coma (VIDEO)
Bullied Boy from PA. dies after being removed from life support during a medically induced coma. A boy in a medically induced coma after being being punched Jan. 10 on the schoolyard in what his family called a bullying incident has died, a school official has confirmed.
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Bailey O’Neill, had just turned 12 Saturday. He was taken off life support Sunday.
“Late yesterday, we were informed about the death of Bailey O’Neill,” Stephen Butz, superintendent of the Southeast Delco School District wrote in a statement this morning.
“Our school community is deeply saddened by this loss. Our condolences are with Bailey’s family and friends during this very difficult time.”
O’Neill, a sixth-grader at Darby Township School, was put in a medically induced coma after he began having seizures, which began after another student allegedly punched him on the schoolyard.
At the time, family members said two students were bullying the boy when one of them punched Bailey in the face, breaking his nose.
Bailey was checked out by doctors at DuPont Hospital in Delaware and released, but a few days later, he started having the violent seizures.
Butz, the superintendent, said the district was cooperating with Darby Township police, who were investigating the incident.
No charges were ever filed, and officials never released details of the altercation. However, it is not clear whether the death could alter that.
The office of Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan was investigating the incident, which was recorded by surveillance cameras.
The district is bringing in counselors for students.
“During this time, our thoughts and prayers are with Bailey’s family and friends,” Butz said in his statement, issued on the district website.
The boy was also remembered on the social networking site, Facebook, where a page was erected in his honor after the incident became widely publicized.
“First of all I want to say the battle isn’t over we will remember Bailey always and we will continue this fight until Bullying is eradicated,” said a post on the Prayers for Bailey O’Neill Facebook page, which is not run by the family.
“With the heaviest heart we want to inform you all that Bailey has gone to be with the Lord please, please, please continue to pray for his family and continue on this fight for us until no child ever has to face a situation like this again. God Bless You all thank you so much!”
VIDEO
I was a pretty big kid in junior high (6 foot, 150 pounds). My twin brother was about 5 foot 6 and 120 pounds). There was an older kid that used to bully my brother and my brother never told me. One day, my brother came to me with a bloody nose and told me what was going on. I was extremely angry, and sought this kid out. I confronted him and told him to never touch my brother again. He apologized, and I thought that was the end of it. I turned around and he spun me around and hit me square on the cheek, knocking me to the ground. I got up, grabbed him, wrestled with him, and proceeded to get on top and pounded the stuffing out of him. I broke his cheekbone, his nose, and four of his teeth. A teacher had to pull me off of him and I probably would have done more damage if that had not happened. The school investigated what happened and this kid was suspended (and eventually expelled).