Australian TV star and former model Charlotte Dawson killed herself
after receiving abuse from vicious trolls on Twitter just hours before
she died. (left is the last pic of her which she posted on her Instagram
page on Friday, a day before she killed herself) Famed for TV shows
such as 'Australia's Next Top Model, the New Zealand-born star, 47, had a
history of depression. She was found dead in her Sydney apartment
yesterday morning February 22nd. Police said there were no suspicious
circumstances. She had taken prescription tablets with wine and tweeted:
'you win' in a suicide note to her cyber tormentors. Continue... In
2012, she was admitted to a Sydney hospital after a suicide attempt
following an ongoing tirade of abuse on Twitter. She later made fighting
bullying her personal mission, waging an anti-bullying media campaign
on television and radio and in newspapers and magazines as well as her
beloved Twitter.
Her efforts and high public profile on the
issue were recognised by the National Rugby League, a major Australian
football association, which last year made her an anti-bullying
ambassador. Dawson revealed in her 2012 autobiography 'Air Kiss &
Tell' that she was frequently visited by the 'depression bogeyman'. She
had long graced the pages of women's gossip magazines and scenes in
reality TV shows. Her modeling career had taken her to Italy, Britain
and Germany during the 1980s. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key
tweeted he was 'shocked and saddened' by the news of her death. The
Sun-Herald newspaper in Sydney reported Sunday that her body was found
only minutes before her luxury waterside apartment was due to be sold at
auction.
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