Quaden Bayles puts vicious rumours of fake age to rest
Quaden Bayles, the bullied schoolboy who went viral across the world last month, has posted proof of his age to silence the vicious trolls who accused him of being an 18-year-old man.
The nine-year-old Indigenous Australian made international headlines last month, when he was filmed saying he wanted to die because he was bullied for his dwarfism.
However just days after the video became an internet sensation, rumours began to circulate accusing Quaden of being a grown adult trying to gain internet fame with a “fake” bullying story.
On Monday, Quaden’s mother Yarraka officially put the rumours to rest once and for all.
The Queensland-based mum uploaded a video of Quaden holding up his passport, which displayed his date of birth as December 13, 2010 - making him nine-years-old.
“I can understand why people think my son is not really 9,” Ms Bayles captioned the video.
“He’s an old soul, wise beyond his years and definitely the smartest, strongest kid I will ever know.
“He has so much swag and attitude, unlike any other 9-year-old you’ll ever meet. He is obviously not your average kid but like any other person, he just wants to be happy and healthy and I will do all I can to ensure that.
“So just to set the record straight... Quaden was born at 12:15 pm on Monday December 13, 2010!
“As you can clearly see here on his passport that was issued 22nd September 2017 before our first trip to Fiji.”
Quaden gained the support of millions last month when his mother shared a distressing video of her son.
The nine-year-old could be heard telling his mother: “give me a rope, I want to kill myself.”
Quaden, who has achondroplasia, which is the most common type of dwarfism also went on to heartbreakingly say: “I just want to stab myself in the heart... I want someone to kill me.”