Teen suicide following public shaming by father's internet video
Izabel Laxamana jumped off an overpass on Interstate 5 on Friday, May 29. She died the following day at a Seattle hospital.
Days before, her father, Jeff, reportedly posted a YouTube video of an apparently sullen Izabel.
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a male says from behind the camera.
The camera is then pointed downward to a pile of black hair on the ground.
he asks.
she says.
he asks.
she responds.
The original 15-second video has been removed from YouTube. A friend of Izabel's, however, posted a copy of the video after saving the original.
YouTube user Lift Up wrote.
Lift Up added.
The impetus for Izabel's suicide is still unknown. According to Jezebel.com, she posted a note about being bullied in school on Google Plus last year.
YouTube user Lift Up said Izabel's father had set up a GoFundMe account
Lift Up wrote.
A GoFundMe page was also set up to cover damages for the driver whose vehicle was hit by Izabel's body.
A memorial video for Izabel was posted on YouTube.
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