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Amanda Todd
DiedOctober 10, 2012 (aged 15)
Cause of deathSuspected suicide
NationalityCanadian
EducationHigh school
OccupationStudent
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Amanda Todd was a Canadian teenager whose death was a suspected suicide attributed to cyber-bullying through the social networking website Facebook. On 7 September 2012, Todd posted a video on YouTube in which she used a series of note cards to tell of her experience of being bullied. On 12 October 2012 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched an investigation into Todd's death.

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References

  1. Grenoble, Ryan. "Amanda Todd: Bullied Canadian Teen Commits Suicide After Prolonged Battle Online And In School". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/12/b-c-police-launch-investigation-into-suicide-of-bullied-teenager-amanda-todd-as-outpouring-of-grief-grows-online/
  3. Shaw, Gillian. "Port Coquitlam teen driven to death by cyberbullying (with video)". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. Crawford, Tiffany. "Death of bullied teen Amanda Todd being investigated by RCMP". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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