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(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 30 - An 11-year-old boy committed suicide
in Naples on Wednesday by throwing himself from the balcony of
his home, according to press reports.
The child reportedly left a note apologizing to his mother in
which he referred to a state of fear he experienced in the final
hours of his life.
Prosecutors have opened a probe into instigation of suicide.
Investigators have not ruled out the hypothesis that the boy may
have been the victim of a 'horror challenge" like 'blue whale' -
an online 'game' in which young people are encouraged to carry
out acts of self harm culminating in suicide.
The boy reportedly lived in the Chiaia quarter and appeared to
be a healthy, happy well-integrated child who practised sport.
(ANSA).
11-year-old boy takes own life in Naples
Investigators looking into possible suicide game