TDoR 2008 / 2008 / February / 11 / Cameron McWilliams


Cameron McWilliams

Age 10

11 Feb 2008
Doncaster, South Yorkshire (United Kingdom)
Suicide

Cameron McWilliams

Cameron died by suicide after telling their mum that they wanted to be a girl.

A BOY of 10 has been found hanged at his South Yorkshire home after telling his mum he wanted to be a girl. Tragic Cameron McWilliams had already asked for permission to wear make-up, and been teased after he was found wearing his half-sister's knickers. His desperate mum Kelly McWilliams told a Doncaster inquest she had bought him girls' underwear to wear in private, but had refused his requests to be allowed to wear make-up. She said: "It was apparent he was unhappy and said he wanted to be a girl. He did like girls' things." Mrs McWilliams told a Doncaster inquest Cameron was older than his years and had expressed an interest in transvestism. He had been teased after once being found in his half-sister's knickers, and had asked if he could wear make-up. His mum told him he would have to wait until he was older.

Although Cameron had not been a happy child, she did not think he was depressed.

"He said he wanted to be a girl, and he did like girls’ things. He used to tell us that he wanted to be a scientist. He was a very loving and very caring boy. We can’t think of a reason he would have wanted to do this".

Cameron's suicide was not recorded on the official TDoR 2008 list collated by https://tdor.info.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/out-and-about/gender-torment-of-10-year-old-cameron-1-233708

https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/out-and-about/hanged-boy-10-wanted-to-be-a-girl-1-233649

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/01/bridgend-wales-youth-suicide-media-ethics

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1578781/Boy-hanged-himself-after-Bridgend-suicides-talk.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20150712013627/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-518754/Boy-11-copycat-suicide-tragedy-cross-dressing-10-year-old--town-name.html

Report added: 15 Mar 2019. Last updated: 4 Apr 2019

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