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May 9, 2009
Talk about the birds and bees
By Radha Basu
CARL Joseph Walker-Hoover was every parent's dream. A Boy Scout, he scored good grades at school, loved football and helped out at the local church.

Yet, after dinner on April 6, the Massachusetts boy wrapped an extension cord around his neck and killed himself. He was 11.

Ten days later, on April 16, Jaheem Herrera from Georgia hanged himself with a fabric belt, hours after returning home with glowing grades. He too was 11.

Read the full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.

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