Report: 8-Year-Old Girl Who Killed Herself Had Seen Story on Another Child’s Suicide

Report: 8-Year-Old Girl Who Killed Herself Had Seen Story on Another Child’s Suicide
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An 8-year-old New Jersey girl may have killed herself via hanging, and officials recently revealed that she might have been inspired by a story she saw on social media.

Imani McCray reportedly hung herself on Sunday night, according to investigators in Essex County, New Jersey. WNBC, citing the investigation, reported that she might have been trying to copy another girl.