WWE News: Benoit's son Daniel had Fragile X syndrome

Benoit kept it private
By Wade Keller, Torch editor
Jun 26, 2007, 22:18
FROM PWTORCH - LINK TO FULL ARTICLE

A woman tells News 1130 in Vancouver, B.C. that Chris Benoit's son Daniel had a condition called Fragile X syndrome. Wikipedia describes the symptoms:

Aside from intellectual disability (mental retardation), prominent characteristics of the syndrome include an elongated face, large or protruding ears.......

The woman interviewed for the News 1130 story says her family was in contact with the Benoits, but they didn't want to go public with the disease and chose to keep things low profile. .........

Fragile X Article.

W.K. Analysis: This may explain why Daniel was taking growth hormone injections. It also may shed light onto why Chris didn't want someone else raising his son and made the fateful decision to kill him. ..........