Hayden Hunstable Wiki – Hayden Hunstable Biography
Hayden Hunstable was an American boy from texas who hung himself in his bedroom in April 2020 three days before his thirteenth birthday, as his father, Brad Hunstable, previously told KXAS-TV.
He took his own life because he didn’t know how to deal with the isolation and depression when the emerging disease caused a nationwide shutdown.
Hayden Hunstable Age
Hayden Hunstable was 12 years old.
Family
His father recently told Metro UK that he believes his son took his own life because he was feeling “sad and lonely” amid Covid lockdown measures.
According to Metro UK, Hayden Hunstable’s younger sister, Kinlee Hunstable, discovered his body on April 17. The 9-year-old girl found her brother’s body hanged in his bedroom, The New York Post added.
Cause of Death
He died by suicide after struggling with isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, his father says.
“He loved football and he loved being around people, he was very social,” the father told Metro. “He was a little guy but he had the heart of a lion. He was beloved by his friends and family.”
He said Hayden received a curved monitor for Christmas in 2019, just before the lockdown, but he broke it by accident when he got frustrated and threw a game controller at the screen.
“We told him he would not get another one, but then lockdown hit and I told him he would have to work to get a new one,” Brad said.
“He did some chores around the house and we got him a cheaper one in April because it was his birthday on April 21st and he wanted to play with his friends,” he said.
When police investigated the boy’s death, they found that he had also broken his new monitor, Brad said.
“I don’t know if he was scared about getting into trouble or anxious about not being able to speak to his friends and ruining his birthday,” he said. “He either did it in impulsive anger or he got himself in a situation he couldn’t get out of.”
Brad said he believes that if his son had been taught about depression and how to beat it, he might have been saved.
As a result of the tragedy, Brad is on a mission to address what he believes will be a “mental health tsunami” triggered by the pandemic — and has also made a short film called “Almost 13,” which shares Hayden’s story.