A conservative activist from the U.K. accused driving one of his young colleagues to suicide is breaking his silence.
21-year-old Elliot Johnson took his own life last September, after weeks of being harassed by other members in the Conservative Party youth wing.
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In his suicide note, he specifically name-checked two of his group’s leaders, writing: “I have been bullied by Mark Clarke and betrayed by Andre Walker. Now all my bridges are burnt. Where can I go from here?”
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Now, after months of keeping a low profile, Walker is finally sharing his side of the story.
Walker claims the accusations of bullying are simply untrue, and here’s why: He was in a romantic relationship with Johnson at the time of his suicide.
“We hit it off straight away, and the relationship started pretty soon after that,” he recently told BBC’s Sunday Politics. “And it lasted until the day he died.”
Walker went on to say they kept their relationship “coy” so as not to “upset the family.”
But Johnson’s family isn’t buying it. His father, Ray, says he knew his son was gay and that it wasn’t an issue.
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“When Elliott told us he thought he might be gay at about 16, we did what any loving parents would do: we talked about it to him and tried to help,” he said, adding: “Elliot took his life because he was being bullied and picked on … He was treated badly, that’s why Elliot took his life.”
But Walker says the is being unfairly blamed. He also claims he’s been blacklisted from attending any of the young activist’s memorials.
“I wasn’t able to go to the funeral service because of the things that were said about me,” he says. “That was very hurtful.”
“Similarly, I don’t know where Elliot’s final resting place is,” he added. “I would like to visit it, but whether that’s going to be possible I don’t know.”
As a result of Johnson’s death, the leaders of the Conservative Party youth wing were all fired and the group dismantled. Johnson’s family is now requesting a formal inquest be opened into their son’s death and that investigators look into bullying claims.
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Kangol
Big surprise, closet case conservatives! Sorry to hear that one was driven to suicide by the other’s bullying, though.
joeyty
Who cares what happens in these foreign countries like England..Uganda….Zimbabwe..?
NoCagada
@joeyty: You must look at life through a straw…blocked with your feces
NoCagada
” Where can I go from here?”
Death.
joeyty
@NoCagada: and Liberia
ingyaom
@joeyty: England isn’t a country.
joeyty
@ingyaom: I know. It’s a mess.
XzamiIio
He wanted it.
spiffy
I wish this Walker guy would explain what the note meant about his betrayal of Johnson — it’s easy to claim that they were in a relationship when one is dead and not able to corroborate the story of the other.
girldownunder
Walker has those dead-eyes of a sociopath. He probably made up that romantic-relationship story to deflect the bullying. If true, nothing says you can’t bully someone you’re f*cking?
Guilty disordered people can appear VERY truthful & sincere whilst offering plausible excuses…I hope the cops see this one through.
Transiteer
Investigate, charge and trial for a right-wing conservative closet case bully. Sentence him to jail, and let him find out what bullying really is on the other side. Filthy piece of sh*t.
Samuel Joiner
And no one was surprised
Billy Budd
The poor kid (he was cute) chose the wrong side. He should have been a democrat liberal. Imagine the kind of inner conflicts and issues he had with his sexuality. Imagine the pressure he felt to fit in.
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I must add that the bully looks like a psychopath. Disgusting creature.
DCguy
If I could comment on this one in a shallow way.
The person who killed himself seems, looks wise to be very out of the league of the other guy.
Anybody agree that the betrayal could have been him turning down they guy and the other guy outing him to the group?
Chris
The term “betrayed” sounds like this was a love affair going wrong.
ShaunNJ
Sad to hear Johnson was mistreated and killed himself. I read other articles on this – he was open to his family, had graduated University and was living in London – a very gay/gay-friendly city. If he had issues with these Conservatives, why not just leave the group, switch political parties, avoid politics? I can certainly understand things can be tough for young people – even in liberal cities – but Johnson was at the “It Gets Better” part of life. Parents already supportive, young, educated and living in the big city. I think he needed new friends and associates; one should never stay where one isn’t wanted if you have choices.