News March 08, 2022
YouTube Star Lil Bo Weep Passes Away at 22
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YouTube star and Australian singer Lil Bo Weep has passed away at age 22.
In a statement from the musician’s father, Matthew Schofield, posted to Facebook on Thursday, the social media personality, born Winona Brooks, died March 3 after struggling with “depression, trauma, PTSD and drug addiction.” An exact cause of death was not disclosed.
“This weekend we lost the fight for my daughter’s life against depression, trauma, PTSD and drug addiction that we have been fighting since we got her back from America through emergency repatriation [Department of Foreign Affairs] but broken,” Schofield wrote.
“She fought hard against her demons as we all did side by side next to her and picking up the broken pieces over and over again but she could not fight any more and we lost her.”
Despite his loss, Schofield wrote that he is “proud of [his daughter] beyond words as she is my hero, my daughter and my best friend that I love so so much. She is no longer hurting now with the universe wanting their angel back.”
He concluded, “A big part of me is lost at the moment but I ask respectfully that my close friends try not to ring me until I get someway through this. ALWAYS IN MY HEART. I LOVE MY WINNIE. Lil Bo Weep.”
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In her final Instagram video posted last week, Brooks mourned the anniversary of losing an unborn child.
“I’ve been crying all day, so I’m sorry,” she said in the clip. “But around this time last year, I lost my child and I would like to do something in remembrance of her, preferably spread some flowers at a beach and spend the day just mourning.”
She also noted in the caption that she was taking medication to help her “avoid any psychosis from my CPTSD,” adding, “Not only have I been mourning my child, I have recently found out my fertility has been affected by growing up with a severe eating disorder.”
On February 26, Brooks posted a photo of her baby bump with the caption, “mourning you.”
Since releasing music in 2015, Brooks amassed more than 36,000 followers on SoundCloud, 227,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and 124,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Our condolences go out to Lil Bo Weep’s family and loved ones for their loss.
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