Aussie actress Clare McCann reveals her 'unimaginable pain' after 13-year-old son died by suicide amid 'horrendous bullying'
On Sunday, the 32-year-old took to Instagram to announce Atreyu McCann's passing, also sharing a photo of the teenager.
"He was the brightest light in my world — kind, creative, and endlessly loved," McCann wrote.
In a further update on Monday, she said Atreyu "suffered horrendous amounts of bullying" before his death and was "let down" by the schooling system.
"As my worst nightmare has come to life my child's has been stolen," McAnn wrote.
"It breaks my heart beyond what words can compare to share that in a moment of unbearable pain Atreyu took his own life.
"This was not his fault."
McCann also asked her 62,000 followers to urgently donate to a GoFundMe page to raise $300,000 for the cryogenic preservation of Atreyu's body.
The actress hopes the process can revive her son in the future by freezing his body or brain at an extremely low temperature.
"We only have one chance left to cryogenically preserve his body within the next 7 days," she wrote.
"If we miss this window, we lose the chance for any future revival that science may offer.
"This is about hope and justice. Refusing to let my son's story end in silence."
The GoFundMe page has raised $2,785 at the time of writing.
McCann is best known for her break-out role as Cherry on the TV series Blog Party.
She went on to tour internationally in numerous live music and theatre shows and is a regular on the Sydney social scene.
The actress more recently wrote, directed, and starred in the 2019 independent film Benefited.
Atreyu, who was a budding child actor with many film credits, also starred in the film before his tragic death.
McCann often brought her talented son along to glamorous red-carpet premiers for new films and theatrical productions in Sydney, where the duo were a staple.
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