DEADLY GAME
Boy, 12, dies after TikTok ‘Blackout Challenge’ that encourages people to choke themselves left him on life support
ML Nestel
Updated: Apr 14 2021, 14:03 ET
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THE BOY who was left brain dead after taking part in a viral TikTok phenomenon called the “Blackout Challenge” last month has passed away.
Joshua Haileyesus, a 12-year-old from Colorado, had been found by his twin brother passed out on his bathroom floor on March 22. Since then he had been kept alive with the aid of a life support machine.
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Portrait of Joshua’s family who are grieving his loss 19 days after he choked himself with a shoelaceCredit: GoFundMe