In an attempt to simulate the ‘Tik Tok’ challenge that is spreading among school students, known asCharlie’s challenge Or “Devil’s Game”, an Egyptian child ended his life by hanging himself at home.
The story began with a family who found their 12-year-old son hanged in his bedroom in the Bahtim area of Shubra Al-Khaima, Qalyubia governorate.
Qalyubia’s security services were informed that the body of the boy, Mustafa, had been found hanging by a rope in his bedroom at his home, as his mother was caught returning home in her son’s condition.
Clips from “Tik Tok”
During the investigation, the child’s mother revealed that she found a video clip next to him on how to use the “Devils Game” or the “Charlie Challenge” as it is called, through the “Tik Tok” application.
The mother concluded that her victim’s son was trying to imitate the game, so he hanged himself with a rope, and died, and the child’s body was deposited in the hospital at the disposal of the investigating authorities, who authorized the burial after receiving the anatomy and request for investigation into the accident.
Devils game
The game “Charlie” or “The Devils Game” consists in placing one pencil on top of the other on a sheet of paper with the words “yes..no”, surrounded by a square divided into four sections, and on each side written the word yes and no distributed evenly.
Then sentences are issued that the player carries out, such as cutting arteries, committing suicide by hanging or other, as it resembles spiritual communication games such as Ouija, and is considered one of the ancient traditional Mexican rituals. It is said that the players, who usually they are children or adolescents, they communicate with the spirit of a child: “Charlie” is called to summon him and then ask him and his answer is “no” or “yes”.
Interestingly, the game “Charlie” began to spread widely since 2015, resulting in the deaths of many children and teenagers around the world.
