A schoolboy told a teacher he had watched a suicide video on YouTube before taking his own life, an inquest was told. Zain Pervez, 15, had suffered with suicidal thoughts for around a year before his death, Walthamstow Coroner’s Court heard.
The Year 10 student died after stepping in front of a train at roughly 2pm on June 12 this year, the coroner was told. He had told a psychologist he preferred playing Fortnite on his Xbox with online friends than face-to-face contact - but a coroner denied the game played a part in his death.
It was claimed Zain, from Ilford, may have been being bullied, but a school investigation and an examination of his messages by British Transport Police did not find any evidence of this.
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