Anger erupts at those who urged Sarawak teen on Instagram to die
Leaders have called for an investigation into the death of a teenage girl who dived off a building in Sarawak hours after she was egged on by her followers on Instagram to die. – EPA pic, May 15, 2019.
SOCIAL media users reacted with regret and anger over the death of a Sarawakian teenager, who reportedly jumped to her death on Monday night, hours after she asked on Instagram whether she should live or die. Numerous messages of condolences have appeared on the 16-year-old’s Instagram account, with many slamming those who had told her to choose death over life.
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