Fifth-grade students in Japan were caught cheating and detained by police, a local publication writes Sora News. It was stated that he was victimized by the actions of a classmate.
According to local media reports, his classmates made fun of the boy because he was from a poor family. While defending himself against the attacks, he said that his family had a lot of money at home. It was true: Mom and dad saved money all their lives, but they didn’t keep it in the bank using a safe.
After that, other children began to approach the boy and offered to buy something, “the price of which will increase.” One of the items was a souvenir medal purchased at a flea market. A peer assured his classmate that it was made of real gold, and he believed it and paid the $2,400 he secretly took from the safe.
The next time he was offered to buy a “rare plastic coin” for $ 1,700, and the deal went through again. As a result, the student spent $6,200 on such purchases and told his parents about it.
The child’s father contacted the police. After that, the parents of two of the three classmates apologized and returned some of the money, but the authorities still launched an investigation into this case.
Scientists had previously identified dangerous outcome School bullying in adolescence.