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8-Year-Old New Jersey Girl Who Killed Herself Saw a Story Online About Another Child’s Suicide, Sources Say

It is still not clear why an 8-year-old New Jersey girl decided to take her own life over the weekend, but sources close to the investigation report that she had seen a story on Facebook about another little girl killing herself in a similar manner. According to NBC 4 New York, Essex County, N.J., prosecutors…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

December 13, 2017
Mom Admits to Beating 10-Year-Old With Extension Cord Before He Reportedly Stabbed Himself to Death

A Memphis, Tenn., mother admitted that she used an extension cord to beat and choke her 10-year-old son, who apparently later killed himself. Robin McKinzie told police that she used the extreme methods of punishment to discipline her son, a fourth-grader. She told officers that afterward, the boy got angry, ran into the kitchen and…

By

Angela Helm

Published

November 1, 2017
Video Shows Bullies Kicking Unconscious 8-Year-Old Who Later Killed Himself

Surveillance footage from a Cincinnati elementary school shows students beating up an unconscious 8-year-old who took his own life two days later, police say. Carson Elementary School has declined to release the video that shows what took place Jan. 24 in one of its bathrooms, putting in dispute exactly what it contains, according to the…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

May 12, 2017