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Viral video prompts outpouring for bullied Australian boy

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'I've got a son that is suicidal almost every single day.'

An Australian boy with dwarfism who was bullied to the point he wanted to"die right now" has received a deluge of celebrity messages and donations for a trip to Disneyland.

The clip had been watched more than 16 million times by Friday and the boy's mother, Yarraka Bayles, said she was sharing it to raise awareness of the impact bullying was having on her child.Support for the boy built as the video spread online, and a GoFundMe page started by US comedian Brad Williams had raised over $150,000 to give Bayles a trip to Disneyland in California by Friday.

 

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