12-year old boy hangs self during game with brother

A 12-year-old boy, Rami Awadi, hung himself and died in the town of Kafr Kanna in northern Israel Sunday. He had allegedly told his brother, 10, that he could hang himself while the two were playing a game.

The boy’s younger brother then ran to tell his parents, who were on the ground floor at the time. They ascended to the attic and found their son breathless. Their efforts to resuscitate him proved fruitless.

Police opened an investigation into the matter.