Nine-year-old boy kills himself after homophobic bullying

Jamel Myles, of Denver, Colorado, is found dead at his home after telling his classmates he was gay

Jamel Myles
(Image credit: Twitter)

A nine-year-old boy has killed himself after enduring four days of homophobic abuse at his school for coming out as gay, his mother has claimed.

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