A family, devastated over their 12-year-old son's death, say they believe he was killed over a dare that turned deadly.
Questions still remain over the circumstances that led to fifth-grader, Romy Vilsaint dying, but his father and cousins believe he was attacked at school over the matter of a dollar.
NYPD are investigating the death of 12 year old Romy Vilsaint whose family said he died after being attacked at school, P.S.
The NYPD are now investigating if Romy had been attacked and have declared his death as 'suspicious'.
The boy's family say he had been attacked in the two days prior to his death at school, PS 361.
There were two different attacks at school,' 28-year-old Roodwiny Exantus, Romy's cousin, told The New York Post.
The boy's family say he had been attacked in the two days prior to his death at school, PS 361.
'When he reported it to the teacher, she asked who did it and why,' Exantus said.
Pictured, Romy Vilsaint's cousin Roodwiny Exantus said the fifth-grader had been attacked twice in two days at PS 361.
His heart stopped,' said Exantus
Romy's father, Romain Vilsaint, said his son had been extremely sick in the hours before his death.Â