Another life tragically lost as a 12-year-old Florida girl kills herself due to the extensive bullying she faced by her own school peers. Two children, both aged 12 are held by Police on charges of cyberbullying Gabbie and encouraging her death both verbally and digitally. The heartbroken mother took to social media to pay tribute to her daughter and called out her bullies for taking away their child from them.
12-Year-Old Children Arrested For Bullying A Girl To The Point She Killed Herself
#1 Encouraged To Kill Herself By Her Bullies
According to the Panama City Beach Police, a very unfortunate incident has been reported as a suicide case of 12-year old Florida girl has been reported. Police says the girl killed herself due to the brutal bullying she faced by kids of her own age and that before her death the child was encouraged to kill herself verbally and digitally by her bullies.
#2 Heartbroken Mother Wrote A Post On Social Media
According to a heartbreaking Facebook post, posted by the victim's mother, Gabriella “Gabbie” Peyton Green killed herself on 10 January 2018. In her post Gabbie's mother claimed that her daughter left the world because of the bullying and when she asked the school authorities to take responsibility, they did nothing.
The grieving mother wrote, "Beauties get bullied too… Even if [you’re] a confident girl, you can be bullied."
#3 Gabbie Was Bullied By A 12-Year Old Girl And Boy
A 12-year old girl who has been held by the Police on charges of Gabbie's death told Police she bullied Gabbie to create misunderstandings between her and another kid. In order to do so, she spread vile rumors about Gabbie in school, as a result of which Gabbie was mocked by her schoolmates.
#4 Held On Charges Of Cyberstalking Bullying
Following Gabbie's death, her bully deleted the conversation messages that took place between the two. The second cyberstalking suspect, a boy, also 12-year old under Police investigation told the authorities that he received a text message from Gabbie telling him that she was having a rough day and had already tried to hang herself.
#5 Gabbie When Told The Boy She Will Kill Herself, Her Bully Said, "Just Do It"
The two reportedly moved to video chat, where the bully told Gabbie that, "If you’re going to do it, just do it." The boy also told Police he later regretted his actions and tried to contact Gabbie but got no response. Both the children told Police that they knew that their actions were going to cause Gabbie "emotional distress."
#6 Gabbie Hanged Herself When Her Family Was At Home
According to Gabbie's family, the family were at home when the young girl took her own life. The family says she hanged herself by using a dog leash. During the investigation, the Police also found several social media accounts and students having unsupervised and unrestricted access to several apps. Panama City Beach Police says they will be holding a training for students and parents on restricting and controlling their child's access to such social media platforms.
