The heartbroken mum of a tragic teenager claims her son killed himself after sick school bullies made his life hell.
Brandon Singh Rayat, 15, was discovered hanged in his bedroom after 16 months of relentless abuse at the hands of his former friends. His mum Mina claims the bullies turned on him and branded him a "paedo" and a "faggot", before setting up a Facebook account in the name of sicko Jimmy Savile. They used the account to bombard the youngster with sick taunts, including threats to "bum" him and rape his mum.
Mina, 44, reported the name of her son's bullies to the school, but claims teachers refused to investigate and instead said Brandon was being "paranoid".
Psychiatrists said depressed Brandon was suffering from social anxiety as a result of being bullied, she said.
In March this year his parents again asked for Brandon to be sectioned after he tried to take his life. But medics refused, saying he would feel "unloved" if he was taken away from his parents and 11-year-old brother.
When he tried to kill himself in July a psychiatrist reportedly told his parents they should check on him every 15 minutes — instead of having him detained.
Just weeks later on August 9 the teen was found hanged in his bedroom of their family home in Humberstone, Leicester.
His devastated mum said the family feel "totally let down" by the school and doctors.
She said: "Those boys who were his friends once have killed him. They have taken his life away and they have ruined our lives. There is a hole left in our hearts and there was no need for it. He'd been bottling it up - he said his mates had started calling him names like 'faggot', 'paedo' and 'weirdo'. One of his really good friends turned to him in class and said: 'I know where you live, I'm going to come round and rape your mum'."
