Bullying led to Ontario boy's suicide: grandmother

Pam Wilson, grandmother of Mitchell Wilson-11 years old, who took his life after a bullying incident, holds a photograph of Mitchell at her Markham home, Wednesday September 28, 2011 TORONTO - Pam Wilson sat Wednesday in her spacious home in a suburb north of Toronto, next to her grand piano, surrounded by her cats and photographs of her grandson ... (more)

[Karl]

I'm very sorry to family of this young boy. Bulling is such a hudge problem and more efforts have to be made by everyone from the schools, the parents of the bullies and to the court system to make the bullies responsible for their acctions no matter what their age. I was bullied as a kid to the point when I was 13 i tried to commit suicide, nothing was done by anyone to stop it even after that. It has been 20 years and I still feel the efects. I trully wish the family all the best and to let them know they are not alone, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Typical feral thugs, picking on a defenseless person. Hopefully all involved in the bullying and mugging will serve long prison sentences in an adult prison! Typical sub human vermin!

[newsreader]

Isn't the bullier also a person with a problem? Maybe they should look into helping the bullier with there mental issues.

[Another Mom]

Bullying in Oshawa is more frequent than people would like to believe. There is a school in the down town area that has huge problems affecting many students,but the vice-principal refuses to act when parents complain. I am one of those parents. My child was being bullied daily by no less than 4 students. They would surround my child daily outside in front of the office and assault him.Unfortunatly my child was the only one being punished.(He/she was suspended 4 times in 2 months.I'm not aware of the bulliers being suspended even once. Although I asked (on 4 separate occasions) for a meeting with the staff and parents of the children doing the bullying, nothing was done. My child even showed the vice-principal where the bullying was being continued on facebook. The vice-principal replied"he didn't see it that way". I know of at least 5 other students currently in that school suffering from the same problems. I contacted the school board and police...nothing was done.

[Lisa C Laine]

Bullying! I agree that it can push a person to suicide! The criminal that bullied me pushed to me that point. Someone found me and I was "saved." But
the damage is deep. I am scarred. He was a sexual abuser too. He raped other women besides me, and SEXUALLY VIOLATED CHILDREN ALSO!
Over 27 Charges were filed. It was minimized down and reduced and dragged out over 4 and 1/2 YEARS and now HE WALKS FREELY AMONG US! It was brushed away. We do not have a Justice System Geared for Victims of Crime in Oshawa. We have a Great system-If one is a CRIMINAL!
TO all involved in the pain that a Bully has caused...I wish you Good Luck and Peace.

[newsreader]

@Lisa C Laine I don't think you can categorize that person as a bullier. he/she is a criminal.