Teen suicides over cellphone bill

Post by **Roofus** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:14 pm

"A 14-year-old boy hanged himself after an argument with his mother about a mobile phone bill. Nathan Darnell Escoffery's family have spoken of their devastation after the teenager from Allerton, Liverpool, was found dead on Tuesday. He was hanging from a dog lead only hours after rowing with his mother, Karen, 50, and sister Nadine, 15, after he used their phone without permission... The argument with his mother and sister had been about a pay-as-you-go phone."

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Rev. Layle · Post by **Rev. Layle** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:58 pm

wow - i mean i have had arguments at 14 before oer a phone, i never would have done something like this to myself... geez

perry · Post by **perry** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:39 pm

That's where I live. To be honest, things like this aren't very unusual around here. I'm sure Boney and Az will have something Scouse and witty to say

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:28 pm

Man thats crazy, all over a phone. I wonder what the Mother and Sister feel like.

Post by **melancholy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:23 pm

I wish they would have said how much the bill was actually for.

Orange_Ribbon · Post by **Orange_Ribbon** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:15 am

Probably not to much. You know how people fight over so little.

Post by **melancholy** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:54 am

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, especially since it was prepay. I mean, the typical user doesn't keep very many minutes on a prepay phone.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:56 am

Thats pretty stupid, must be a very emotional 14 year old.

I wonder if he has curly hair, like they do on TV

mogorman · Post by **mogorman** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:39 pm

guys he didnt kill himself over a phone bill. it was just the straw that broke the camel's back. I mean if he was that emotional he would have lasted to 15, I believe the real tradgedy was that no one saw it coming.

farrell2k · Post by **farrell2k** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:14 pm

ha ha.

ace · Post by **ace** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:29 pm

thats pretty fucked up.

Veggita2099 · Post by **Veggita2099** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:48 pm

It sounds like it was more over the fact him and his family fighting all the time, not so much the cellphone bill. IT could have just as easily been a fight over who got the last mashed potatoes at dinner, or who had to clean the dishes.

OneThirty8 · Post by **OneThirty8** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:04 am

Veggita2099 wrote:It sounds like it was more over the fact him and his family fighting all the time, not so much the cellphone bill. IT could have just as easily been a fight over who got the last mashed potatoes at dinner, or who had to clean the dishes.

Yeah, the phone probably wasn't the root cause of the suicide. However, if they were fighting over such petty crap as cell phone bills and who gets to finish off the taters and whatnot, the fighting probably wasn't the real cause either. Everyone fights over that kind of crap. (either that, or every family I know is dysfunctional.)
And, I think in all fairness, the person who got the last mashed potatoes should have to do the dishes.