Child with autism hospitalized after jumping from balcony in Tarragona

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A family from La Ràpita (Tarragona), to try suicide His 15-year-old son, Pol, is mildly autismhospitalized since last monday jumping from the fourth floor balcony and it was victim mock at school.

boy “miraculously survived His father, Josep Gual Rebull, said he fell from a height of 14 meters but had “broken arms, legs and two ribs, as well as two vertebrae” and “has already undergone several surgeries”. “at the request” of his son.

It is a place where you can see the seriousness of the father’s sharing, which begins with “I don’t know where to start, my wife and I are living the worst days of our lives,” accompanying a photograph of the child taken in the hospital. his condition. According to the parent, Pol “has some degree of autism” and “has difficulty building relationships, but is very intelligent and understands everything what surrounds you.”

Apparently, according to the father’s testimony, before the young man threw himself into the water, he wrote: I didn’t want to live in a “world where bad people are applauded” and sensitive, noble and kind-hearted people always have to lose”.

father thinks his son was not a “direct” victim abuseHe adds that although “there are many ways to make people feel bad and they all overlap”, Pol is the victim of laughter and statements like “this guy is a freak, look how he acts, he’s not doing it”. “And so he was completely alone on the playground, in the library, every day to avoid being teased,” the father complained, “until there comes a day when his logical mind says… I don’t have moments of happiness here anymore.” very important” but “at this stage of life, the relationship with peers is vital”.

According to Josep Gual, his son “wants to get well. start a new life and being able to explain their experiences and make adolescents aware that their attitudes can cause these situations”.

About Second case in a week Percentage of minors in Sallent (Barcelona) whose twin sister was seriously injured in a case attributed to bullying, among others, who jumped from a balcony after a 12-year-old girl died because of this

Experts point out that suicide-related deaths are never the only trigger, but the result of psychological, biological and social factors that have treatment. People who show suicidal behavior and their relatives can get help 24 hours a day by calling the suicidal behavior line 024, 112 or Umut Telephone at 717 00 37 17.

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