Boy dies in noose prank, blind mom unable to save

A 13-year-old’s “suicide” prank turned into a cruel joke and double tragedy for his blind mother in UP’s Jalaun when he slipped and the noose turned fatal, drawing the life out of him as his three younger siblings screamed and their mom flailed about hopelessly with rescue attempts doomed by her lack of vision.

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