The heartbreaking moment that actress Clare McCann shares a last tender kiss with the coffin of her young son while she says goodbye after he was bullied at school

By Shereen Bhan On Jun 16, 2025

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The Australian actress Clare McCann has her 13-year-old son goodbye to him took his own life after months of ruthless bullying at school.

Atryu McCann was remembered as a creative and generous soul during a moving ceremony in Waverley’s Mary Immaculate Church in SydneyThe eastern suburbs on Monday.

Friends and family packed the Catholic Church to look in solemn silence while images of the teenager were played who played music, dancing and standing proudly next to his mother at red carpet events.

Just like his mother, a much -praised journalist, filmmaker and actress who is best known for her leading role in the blog party of Channel V Series, ATREYU had artistic ambitions.

In his short career, Atheyu played roles in the deadly women of the American documentary series and took advantage of a script drama written and directed by his mother.

Friends and family wiped tears away when Mrs. McCann approached the pulpit and held a long, shaky breath before she shared stories of her lost ‘best friend’.

“You were the most intelligent, funniest and talented person I have ever known,” she said, while her voice struggled to control her emotion.

Mrs. McCann whispered against the flower-loaded box with her 13-year-old boy

Clare McCann has been depicted Kissed a portrait of her 13-year-old son Atryu outside Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley on Monday morning

Mrs. McCann is depicted with the coffin of her 13-year-old boy from the church after the service

‘When you were little, you told me you came to my window when I was little [and] You chose me as your mummy and then you said you would leave me one day.

“That you would always love me. I will always love you, I will always miss you, and I will fight for your justice and I will make you proud. ‘

Atreyu died in their home in Sydney after two months of abuse, intimidation and threats of fellow students who start in his first week of high school, she said.

“They tried to dim his light,” the family said. “They often told him:” You are not him, “every time he tried to speak and be funny.

“He was withdrawn and moody and refused to return to school.”

‘I’m sorry if I have abandoned you. I’m sorry if I loved you too much, made you too gentle, “his mother said, looking down on her son’s flower box.

Parish priest Father Bernie Thomas led the church in a prayer before he approached Mrs. McCann and told her that she had nothing to apologize for.

Mr. Thomas remembered Atryu, whose Tiktok -Profile the description bore: ‘God First’, as a soft, pious soul.

Atryu (photo) died last month after months of ruthless bullying

Atryu was remembered by his mother as ‘the most intelligent, funniest and talented person I have ever known’

Mrs. McCann is depicted at arriving in the Eastern Suburbs Church before the service

Just when she entered the church, Mrs. McCann again led the coffin of her son to the clear, late morning light to the skirl of Duikjes.

Friends and family watched while his coffin was raised again in the hearse for a framed photo of her son with unusual short hair.

She repeatedly kissed his image while she shared her last tearing words privately.

Mrs. McCann led in vain an attempt to pick up the $ 300,000 needed to retain the body of Athyu in the hope that scientific progress can bring him back one day.

She only had seven days to raise the money, a deadline that she would meet. Now she hopes that her son’s legacy will protect children against bullying.

‘I will miss our walks, I will miss it with you. I will miss it at our favorite shows. I will miss your funny sounds, I will miss our hugs at night.

‘And forever I will mourn not to see you teach you and become a father – but you become a father for all the children who have been saved in your name.

“You are the love of my life.”