A young boy walked in front of a speeding train in order to kill himself
because his classmates learned that he had sex with a girl he knew,
according to police in the United Kingdom.
14-year-old Matthew Brittan of Somerset, was walking home from school
when he walked in front of the speeding train because he wanted to end
his life.
A court was told that the conductor of the train honked the horn several
times, but it was too late to stop and Matthew died of multiple
injuries.
Brittan attended the Worle Community School, where he was the focus of
unwanted attention after he and a female friend had sex and the news
spread among students.
Brittan did not suffer from mental illness, self-harm, drugs or alcohol.
Brittan’s mother, Fiona Sibley, was shocked to learn that her son walked
in front of a train, as he told her that he will see her later.