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A SAD, SICK WORLD: Teen Girl Commits Suicide After 69% Of Instagram Followers Tell Her To
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TEEN TRAGEDY: School girl, 16, kills herself after 69% of Instagram followers told her to do so when she asked them in online poll
The death of Davia Emilia, 16, in Sarawak, eastern Malaysia, has sparked a debate about mental health in the country
By Mark Hodge 15th May 2019
A SCHOOLGIRL has killed herself after posting a poll on Instagram asking if she should die or not – before 69 per cent of users who responded voted she should.
Davia Emilia, 16, jumped three floors to her death at her home in Sarawak, eastern Malaysia on Monday after posting the disturbing question on social media.
The 16-year-old killed herself after posting a poll on Instagram asking if she should live or die According to local media, the teenager posted the poll along with the caption: “Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L”.
Police in Sarawak said Davia, described as “studious” by neighbours, killed herself after 69 per cent of poll respondents voted she should die.
Her death has shocked Malaysia and prompted the country’s youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman to call for national-level discussions on mental health.
He said: “I am genuinely worried about the state of our youth’s mental health.
“It’s a national issue which must be taken seriously.”
Ramkarpal Singh, a lawyer and Malaysian MP, has suggested that those who voted for Davia to die could be found guilty of abetting suicide.
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