The mother of 11 year old Bradford boy Asad Khan, who killed himself last week, has released a statement requesting that everyone stand up against bullying.
She made the statement on a Facebook campaign page. Here it is in full:
“Asad, my eldest child, my everything. He was my greatest strength and support. He was no ordinary child, he was very bright for his age, he was sensitive, loving and a very lively child.
On Wednesday 28th of October 2016, my son breathed his last. He did not die of a long term illness or an accident but ended his life. Only Allah knows what he was going through when he made the decision of ending his life.
The pain of losing your child cannot be described. I witnessed him giving up, I cried for help, prayed he would start breathing, looked at the Doctors with hope that they would save him but his time was up.
To be told that your child was being bullied. The questions surrounding my mind are: What must he have he gone through during his last hours? What happened to him that he took such a drastic step? The pain, the helplessness. Why would anybody bully him? He was harmless.
Asad would not leave the house without hugging and kissing me. His love for his parents was beyond explanation.
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It is when I am alone with his memories that I cry. I am no longer able to step into my own house, the room where it all took place. Asad’s memories echo in every corner of the house. He’s gone and I have to accept that.
I would like to take this opportunity to mention, there are no videos of my son being bullied, nor did he inform me of being bullied. It is now that a number of friends in his school have mentioned that he got bullied. I request everyone to stand up against bullying, no child deserves to be mistreated. It is a serious issue and many are a victim of it. Today it is my child, tomorrow it could be one of yours.
I would like to thank every single person who has supported us through this difficult time. Asad’s janaza was an evidence that care, compassion, love and sympathy exists in the society.
The support I am receiving from all, has definitely helped keep me strong. Yes there is immense grief but there is also happiness that my son is in the gardens of Jannah.
If your child witnessed my child getting bullied, please come forward. That is all a mother is asking for, justice for her child.”
