A TEEN who hanged himself after a row with his girlfriend had sent a troubling Snapchat message to friends just moments before he died, an inquest heard.
William Paddy, 14, told his friends on Snapchat he was going to hang himself after drinking half a bottle of brandy at his home in Harmans Cross, Dorset.
One friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he did not receive the message at first because his wifi cut out.
The friend said: “We were messaging on Snapchat that he had a row with his girlfriend.
The teen then told friends on a group Snapchat message he was going to hang himself, the inquest heard.
When the friend was able to get back online later he saw William’s Snapchat messages and tried to speak to him but got no response.
The friend woke up his mum to ask her for help, but she told him she was not going to phone William’s mum, Ms. Lesley Paddy, at 2 am because her son had a row with a girlfriend.
In a statement, William’s friend’s mum added: “I never thought even for a split second that Will would actually harm himself.
Speaking after the inquest Mrs Paddy said: “For myself, family and all of Will’s friends it was so important that Will is not defined by his passing but for the beautiful, special person that he was.
“If we can help more young people navigate through this minefield of life and achieve their dreams as Will would have wanted for himself and his friends.”
It is said that she has so far raised 60,000 Euros.
