Boy hangs himself to 'become the Lion King'

[Genghis Khan]

A schoolboy fascinated with the Disney film The Lion King was found hanged with a note saying he wanted the video to be buried with him.
Imtiaz Ahmed, 14, hanged himself from a tree with a clothes line in a park near his home in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, an inquest was told yesterday. Police found a signed handwritten note in his pocket which was read out by the North Staffordshire coroner, Edwin Wain, at Newcastle-under-Lyme.

It said: "I'm going to die because I want to be a Lion King. Mum and Dad, please put The Lion King film in my grave with me please. I killed myself because I wanted to become a Lion King. Goodbye, Mum and Dad, brothers and sisters, goodbye forever."

Source: The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/boy-hanged-himself-to-become-a-lion-king-1304212.html#access_token=AAADWQ6323IoBAFOPaSx49kcsJHVRd8yxXStDVBGC7hznlyvQwC1lQ uofk4hnxI5FJmUePZACZAJZCTZAZBeJDdjr0a1HHQC4D9cZCIpmZAplwZDZD&expires_in=5419)

[Magus]

Using the razor. It must be one those Skinheads that bullied him in school. Most definitely.

[embers]

Rawal... this happened over two years ago. It isn't recent. :P

[Genghis Khan]

Rawal... this happened over two years ago. It isn't recent. :P

Oh shit. I just saw someone reading it on Facebook and thought it was recent. Ah, well... still funny in a really grim way.

[Giles]

*sigh*

[Njathind]

This is what happend when you dont teach children the truth, it is like all of these talent shows such as X factor and brittains got tallent. Kids now days think they dont need good grades at school as they can shoot to fame on one of these shows. Its a shame :(

[Slytherin_Prince]

Kids now days think they dont need good grades at school as they can shoot to fame on one of these shows.

I don't think fame was really his goal here, but evidently, there's truth to what you're saying. Still, I don't see how it applies here.
But hey, at least he made the paper, eh? ;)
Oh please.

This was obviously a tragic event, though. There's no denying that.
Can a musical really spur someone to commit suicide? As has been stated before, there's probably an underlying reason.

Most sincerely,
Robert.

[Vonn]

I don't understand this kid's logic. How does dying make you a Lion King?

[Sugaree]

I don't understand this kid's logic. How does dying make you a Lion King?

Maybe from the "When we die, we become the grass and the antelope eat the grass" line from the movie? Still pretty fucked up though.

[User Deleted]

I don't understand this kid's logic. How does dying make you a Lion King?

Maybe from the "When we die, we become the grass and the antelope eat the grass" line from the movie? Still pretty fucked up though.

Or perhaps it was he believed in reincarnation?

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I find it sad. People now a days have so much. Were spoiled shitless. Yet we get depressed. We get sad. We get unsatisfied with what we have. We want and want, but what do we give? A few dollars to charity for the less fortunate? If people would be more kind to each other, if we'd extend our hand. If we would offer an invitation to help and friendship. Because, if he was more happy with his life, would becoming a 'Lion king' really appeal? If you had friends would you want to leave them for another world?

[Magus]

I am pretty sure he just wrote that he wanted to be a 'Lion King'. His actual intent was just to get the hell out of here.

I am telling you, he was bullied by Skinheads.

[Fiction]

:| I don't live far from Stoke...

[Njathind]

I don't think fame was really his goal here, but evidently, there's truth to what you're saying. Still, I don't see how it applies here.


Was simply using it as an illustration, I think you mis-understood my point :cool: