10 suicide attempts of boy, 10

June 16, 2010

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By Lucy Thornton 16/06/2010

An autistic boy's desperate parents are appealing for urgent help to stop their

son killing himself.

Elliott McGahey, 10, has tried to commit suicide 10 times and tells them every

day: " I don't want to live, I just want to die. "

He has leapt out of windows, walked in front of cars and cut himself.

Elliott, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in October, needs

round-the-clock care. He has also been taken out of school after being classed a

" health and safety " risk.

Mum Kasha , 28, is searching for a place for him at a specialist school

but the nearest available slot is 60 miles from their home in north Hull at a

school in Rotherham, South Yorks.

She said: " It's as if we have just been left.

" Not a day goes by when I don't cry because it's heartbreaking. To hear my son

say he wants to die rips me apart. "

She said her son hates being hugged or kissed and said: " When we got him

diagnosed, we thought things were looking up. But there was support for about

two weeks until he got back to school. Now it's as if we have just been left. "

Kasha plans to lodge a complaint with Humber NHS Foundation Trust over the lack

of support for Elliott.

Nigel , of Hull City Council, said: " Provision in Hull is already on

offer and we'll continue to work with the family to ensure the right package of

support is in place. "

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