Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide

[Jessica_Rose]

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Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/death-of-nonbinary-teen-nex-benedict-after-school-fight-is-ruled-a-suicide-medical-examiner-says/ar-BB1jQC9u?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=ec59840707f84162b27f0d00d5776cab&ei=6

Story by SEAN MURPHY (13 March 2024)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner's office said Wednesday.

A summary autopsy report was released more than a month after the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a student at Owasso High School. Family members said Benedict had been bullied at school and the teenager's death in February drew concern from LGBTQ+ rights groups, as well as attention from Oklahoma's governor and the White House.

"From the beginning of this investigation, Owasso Police observed many indications that this death was the result of suicide," Owasso Police Department Lt. Nick Boatman said in a statement. "However, investigators did not wish to confirm that information without the final results being presented by the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office."

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