Ten-year-old girl hangs herself

Ten-year-old girl hangs herself

A 10-year-old girl in the United States hung herself with a scarf after being called a slut, ugly and fat.

Shaken by the bullying, Ashlynn Conner told her mother she wanted to be home schooled but was denied.

Her mother, Stacy Conner, told WCIA-TV I thought my kids are strong kids, and that my words for them for guidance and advice was going to have more weight than what these kids could be saying.

Ashlynn's sister found her hanging in her closet the following day.

Her single mother told WCIA-TV she knew her daughter was being bullied, but not to that extent.

In another case last week, teenager Ashley Billasano tweeted 144 times before committing suicide. Not one of her 500 followers reached out to help her.

Source: Agencies

Image: CBS, WCIA/Conner family

Published Nov 15 2011