Mother Watches as 13 yo Boy Commits Suicide by Jumping from 21st floor
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The heartbroken Bronx mother of a suicidal Catholic school student actually witnessed his fatal fall - and has been inconsolable ever since.
Augustina Agyemang could barely speak after catching a glimpse of 13-year-old Juda tumbling through the air outside their Norwood apartment Monday.
"She went out onto the terrace when she didn't see him in the living room anymore," Mary Boakye, the boy's aunt, said. "She saw him falling midair. That's why she hasn't been able to talk much. She is in shock."
Augustina Agyemang had just greeted Juda at the door of their apartment on Mosholu Parkway and was cooking him dinner when he jumped from the 21st-story balcony about 5 p.m.
Juda's aunt said he told his mother minutes earlier that he was looking forward to basketball practice that night.
"We have no idea what happened," Boakye said.
In the hours before he leapt, the normally attentive eighth-grader was acting so strangely during an after-school program that staffers called his parents, then escorted him home early.
"He wasn't making much sense in what he was saying," Camp Interactive instructor Jesus Galvez said. "He was engaged and then disengaged."
Galvez said Juda couldn't focus enough to complete an assignment to create a blog on his great love - basketball.
"It wasn't his normal behavior," Galvez said. "It's not an easy thing to take in. One moment this kid is part of our program, and then this happens."
Juda's school, Our Lady of Angels on Claflin Ave., was awash in grief as counselors spent the day consoling classmates.
"We're doing a lot of prayers today," school pastor Thomas Lynch said. "It's just an amazing tragedy."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/11/11/2009-11-11_classmate...
Augustina Agyemang could barely speak after catching a glimpse of 13-year-old Juda tumbling through the air outside their Norwood apartment Monday.
"She went out onto the terrace when she didn't see him in the living room anymore," Mary Boakye, the boy's aunt, said. "She saw him falling midair. That's why she hasn't been able to talk much. She is in shock."
Augustina Agyemang had just greeted Juda at the door of their apartment on Mosholu Parkway and was cooking him dinner when he jumped from the 21st-story balcony about 5 p.m.
Juda's aunt said he told his mother minutes earlier that he was looking forward to basketball practice that night.
"We have no idea what happened," Boakye said.
In the hours before he leapt, the normally attentive eighth-grader was acting so strangely during an after-school program that staffers called his parents, then escorted him home early.
"He wasn't making much sense in what he was saying," Camp Interactive instructor Jesus Galvez said. "He was engaged and then disengaged."
Galvez said Juda couldn't focus enough to complete an assignment to create a blog on his great love - basketball.
"It wasn't his normal behavior," Galvez said. "It's not an easy thing to take in. One moment this kid is part of our program, and then this happens."
Juda's school, Our Lady of Angels on Claflin Ave., was awash in grief as counselors spent the day consoling classmates.
"We're doing a lot of prayers today," school pastor Thomas Lynch said. "It's just an amazing tragedy."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/11/11/2009-11-11_classmate...
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Permalink Reply by Keytolife on -
This is really sickening. At 13 year sold what do you know about life? And most of all what do you know about not wanting to live anymore? I hope the police (but knowing the NYPD they won't go hard) investigate this to the max. Either he was being picked on by his fellow classmates or someone was probably molesting him (it was a Catholic school). Either way I pray God forgives him because he has sinned to the max!
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Permalink Reply by Siren on -
This is so heartbreaking and @keytolife I agree with you something had to be going on... I also feel for his mother... I can't imagine watching your child fall to their death knowing there is nothing you can do.
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Permalink Reply by DON_JUAN on -
wow. someone really needs to get to the btm of this. i feel so bad for the mother. seeing anyone fall to their death is horrible, but ur own child, how do u bounce back from that??
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Permalink Reply by Haute Shid on -
I'm sure that's not the whole story.. I guess we'll never know what demons the poor kid was battling. God rest his soul.
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Permalink Reply by sassy_azz_deeva on -
My prayers go out to the boy's family, friends and schoolmates; this is so sad.
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Permalink Reply by L0vie D0vie on -
I agree.. only God knows.
Haute Shid said:I'm sure that's not the whole story.. I guess we'll never know what demons the poor kid was battling. God rest his soul.
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