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Suicide of Teenage Boy Sparks Bullying Debate in Italy

Summary by Wanted in Rome
Boy's brother says tragedy must serve as a "wake up call" amid fresh debate about bullying as new school year begins in Italy. Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into incitement to suicide after a 14-year-old boy took his own life just hours before the start of the new school year. The family of Paolo Mendico, who hanged himself in his bedroom on Thursday night, say he was the victim of relentless bullying at schools in the provinc…

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Center

The survey of the 14-year-old who took his life in his bedroom one day before starting school: seized the cell phones of his classmates, took the inspection at school. The family: "Many complaints, but no intervention"

·Italy
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Anger and accusations: "My son was a persecuted, at the funeral only one companion came. Now I want justice"

·Turin, Italy
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The suicide of fourteen-year-old Paolo Mendico, who lived outside the city of Latina, less than a hundred kilometers away, has caused great emotion and intense shock in Italy... Shock in Italy from the suicide of a 14-year-old - He was the victim of bullying and homophobic attacks - NAVY TIMES

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La Repubblica broke the news in Turin, Italy on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
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