Miami Teen Dies By Suicide On Facebook Live

Live video streaming is meant to be a new tool that allows people to share their lives in real time with their buddies and circle of relatives. But, lately, the social media characteristic has emerge as a tragic tool to document the death of young adults.

14-yr-vintage Nakia Venant of Miami Gardens, Florida, is one of the modern sufferers of this horrible trend. According to the Miami Herald, Venant hanged herself inside the bathroom of her foster domestic on Facebook Live on January 22nd. At least one of her friends watched the live feed, which ended at round 3:03 a.M., and known as the police. Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful, and she turned into transferred to a local clinic, where she become pronounced lifeless.

Venant, who referred to as herself HotHead Nikee on her social media channels, changed into described by her pal Gerta Telfort as "clever academically, cherished to grin and [had] masses of charisma," with aspirations of in the future writing a ebook on her existence. Her Facebook web page, wherein she frequently published, is now a memorial page.

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Both the Miami Gardens Police Department and Florida Department of Children & Families are reportedly investigating this incident.

The video has considering that been taken down, because it violates Facebook's policy, which prohibits "content that promotes or encourages suicide or another sort of self-injury, which includes self-mutilation and consuming issues."

"The great majority of humans are using Facebook Live to come back collectively and share stories in the moment with their pals and own family," Christine Chen, a Facebook spokesperson, advised The Miami Herald. "But if someone does violate our Community Standards whilst using Live, we want to interrupt those streams as fast as feasible whilst they may be pronounced to us. So we have given people a manner to record violations for the duration of a stay broadcast. We also suggest people contact regulation enforcement or emergency services themselves if they turn out to be aware of something where the government can help."

Nakia Venant, 14, of Miami Gardens, Florida ended her lifestyles on Sunday, January 22, 2017 even as live streaming via Facebook Live. For two hours, Nakia broadcast from the bathroom of her Miami Gardens foster home, subsequently fashioning a homemade noose from her scarf. In a reply to a request from the Miami Herald on Tuesday afternoon, DCF released a three-sentence incident file on Nakia's death. It stated Nakia attached her headscarf to a “shower-glass door body” to end her lifestyles at around 3:03 a.M. And became declared useless “at a nearby health center.”... One of Nakia's pals noticed the live feed that confirmed her hanging within the rest room, but efforts to shop her were hindered via a sequence of mishaps. The friend called Miami-Dade Police. Officers confirmed up on the buddy's residence. She then gave them an incorrect cope with in Miami. The residents at that address gave police the address of her foster home in Miami Gardens. Miami Gardens officials determined her at the house and attempted to resuscitate her. Her foster dad and mom were asleep in their bedroom and were unaware of the 2 hour stay circulate from Nakia... "Nakia turned into smart academically, cherished to grin and [had] plenty of air of secrecy. Her short adventure on this planet made a superb effect on her mom's existence,” said Gerta Telfort, a close circle of relatives friend. She said Nakia was her mother's first infant and simplest lady — and that her dream was to jot down a e-book on her life. Nakia had began a day by day magazine, Telford stated. Be at peace child girl, we wish you can had been saved... ???? If you are in a crisis now, pls name the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: * 1-800-273-8255 * To chat on line with a counsellor, go to: www.Suicidepreventionlifeline.Org/GetHelp/LifelineChat.Aspx * The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website: www.Suicidepreventionlifeline.Org * For the listening to impaired, touch the Lifeline through TTY at: 1-800-799-4889 ???? #nakiavenant #ripnakia #instamemorials #gonebutnotforgotten #restinpeace #gonebutneverforgotten #restinparadise #suicideprevention #suicideawareness

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Despite these attempts, Venant's tragic livestream suicide is the second such tragedy in much less than a month.

On December 30, 2016, 12-12 months-old Katelyn Nicole Davis hanged herself whilst streaming live on the internet site Live. Me. It took two weeks for Facebook to cast off the video.

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