Video sparks copy-cat hangings
‘Three children have hanged themselves after seeing footage of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s execution on television.
10-year-old Sergio Pelico, who hanged himself in Texas, had seen the video of Saddam’s execution and had asked about it before his death, police said today.
“We’re theorising he tried to experiment or mimic the behaviour and it got out of control,” said police captain Thomas Claunch.
Police said the boy apparently went to his room, attached a piece of clothing to a bunk bed and tied it around his neck.’
Followup to Full Saddam Execution Video.
