A SCHOOLBOY said goodbye to his friends on Snapchat before he hanged himself, an inquest has heard. Talented kickboxer Kian Southway, 15, posted the Snapchat message saying “Goodbye everyone” after struggling to cope just days into the first national lockdown. 3Kian Southway, 15, posted the Snapchat message saying ‘Goodbye everyone’Credit: Jolene Southway/Media Wales His parents rushed to check on Kian in March last year after his younger sister was alerted to the social media post by friends. But the tragic teenager was found hanged and despite being rushed to hospital his condition declined and he died four days later. An inquest heard he had been missing his friends and school due to lockdown and was worried about not sitting his exams. The Pontypridd hearing was told Kian, of Treorchy, Rhondda, had also had a “tiff” with a girl he had been close with. The girl told the hearing she and Kian “were more than just friends” but had not been in a formal relationship. She said: “I last saw Kian the weekend prior to his death. We had a bit of a tiff but I wouldn’t say it was a fight or an argument. 3An inquest heard he had been…
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