TOLEDO, OHIO (WTXL) - A 13-year-old boy committed suicide after his parents say he was bullied online by other students who encouraged the boy to kill himself.
WPLG reports Austin Fuller was found dead by his parents with a belt around his neck inside his home on Jan. 11.
Steve Fuller, Austin's father, said Austin was teased about the way he dressed and when he didn't have money to eat lunch. Students would allegedly tell the boy his parents must not love him enough to feed him.
According to WPLG, when the bullying moved to social media, Austin's parents alerted the school. However, they claim school officials said there was nothing they could do because Austin had defended himself, meaning it was a back-and-forth exchange.
Eventually, Austin stopped defending himself and didn't interact with other students during activities.
According to his parents, Austin began seeing a counselor after he first attempted suicide in Sept. when he was found "in a pool of his own vomit" next to a battle of rum.
At the time, Austin said he wasn't trying to kill himself, just to make the pain stop.
