Rest in peace Eli ❤ Treat people with respect, you never know where your words will land and the impact they will have. Let's teach that message to our youth.
Eli Fritchley killed himself because he couldn’t bear the bullying from schoolmates, his mother Debbey Fritchley believes
Elias ‘Eli’ Fritchley was found dead by his mother Debbey Fritchley in his room after appearing to take his own life on November 28. ‘He was told because he didn’t necessarily have a religion, and he said he was gay, that he was going to go to hell,’ Debbey toldThe mother added that her son would paint his nails and wear the same SpongeBob sweatshirt but did his laundry daily.
Eli told his parents that he was bullied but they were not aware of the extent of the abuse. Debbey said they never imagined that it would drive Eli to kill himself.