A schoolboy was found dead by his cousin after attempting to replicate a scene from Squid Games as a prank, an inquest heard. Sebastian Cizman, 12, was found unresponsive at his family's home in Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire, during his younger brother's First Holy Communion celebrations. Sebastian was a fan of a game based on Netflix dystopian thriller Squid Game and police found an image on his phone of a character from the show who was found hanging, the inquest heard. After speaking to his family, police believed he may have been attempting to recreate what he had seen on Squid Game but things had gone wrong. Sebastian had shared an image of the hanged Squid Game character on a WhatsApp group on the day of his death.

Source: Daily Mail December 31, 2025 13:10 UTC