Youtuber Lil Bo Weep has passed away at the age of 22 on Thursday after a “battle with depression” as told by her family.
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The news of her death was confirmed by the singer’s family on Facebook where her father, Matthew Schofield, released the following statement: “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. 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 anymore and we lost her.”
Lil Bo Weep, real name Winona Brooks, was well known for her hit song “CODEPENDENCY” and earned 10.3 million streams on Spotify before her death. Her last Instagram post was uploaded on the one-year anniversary of her unborn child’s death and Brooks wrote in the caption that she wanted to do “something in remembrance of her, preferably spread some flowers at a beach and spend the day just mourning.”
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She also noted due to her ongoing health issues that she may not be able to have any more children due to a previous battle with an eating disorder.
“I recommend to really think about what you’re doing to yourself because I may never be able to have a full term pregnancy or have a child of my own due to the way I treated my body.”