Boy Hangs Himself Copying Saddam's Execution

A 10-year-old boy hanged himself accidentally on New Year's Eve after watching reports of Saddam Hussein’s execution, the New York Times reported.

Family members discovered the body of the boy, Sergio Pelico, hanging from his bunk bed and called the police in Webster, between Houston and Galveston.

The boy watched television reports on Saturday and asked about the execution, said an uncle, Adolfo Chavez.

"He asked, 'Is this how they killed people?' " Chavez recounted in Spanish. "We said, 'No, but they did it to this man because he's bad.' "

Chavez said his nephew had said nothing more about the hanging. Continue Reading >>>