Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary pupil in Oklahoma who died a day after a bodily altercation in a highschool ladies’ lavatory, died because of suicide, in response to an post-mortem report launched on Wednesday.
A health worker’s report mentioned that {the teenager} had been discovered with a “mixed toxicity” of diphenhydramine, an antihistimine generally used for allergic reactions, and fluoxetine, a drug usually used to deal with despair.
Studies of the Feb. 7 altercation at Owasso Excessive Faculty, a day earlier than Nex’s demise at house, drew outrage from homosexual and transgender rights teams who cited reviews from the household that Nex had been bullied at college.
The reason for demise had remained unclear within the weeks that adopted. In a police interview performed on the hospital within the hours following the battle, Nex reported having “blacked out” whereas being crushed on the toilet flooring.
The Owasso Police Division said in a statement on Feb. 20 that no police report had been made in regards to the lavatory incident till after Nex was taken to a hospital by relations later that very same day.
Nex was despatched house however the household summoned emergency medical technicians to their house the next day, and Nex was pronounced lifeless on the hospital.
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