16-Year-Old Girl Fought Back Against Online Bullies Before Killing Herself

Dec. 13 2012, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
By David Perel - Executive Vice President/Managing Editor Radar
Jessica Laney did her best to fight back against online bullies who relentlessly tormented her before she gave up and killed herself, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
The 16-year-old from Hudson, Florida hanged herself Sunday after months of being the target of online hate.
Laney is the latest example of the tragic consequences of online bullying and new details about her ordeal have emerged. Her friends repeatedly told Jessica to close her account on ask.fm, and she did so twice, but reopened it and tried to fight back against her tormentors, according to tampabay.com.
Laney was taunted online with hurtful comments, including these:
- “Die”
- “You have pretty eyes but you’re fat”
- “Nobody even cares about you”
- “Can you just kill yourself already”
Law enforcement officials say they have found no evidence that Jessica complained to adults about the online bullying or that she was bullied at school.
But her friends were aware of the situation and are illuminating the tragedy.
When Jessica canceled her social media account on ask.fm, "W