Two Girls Arrested In Florida For Online Bullying Death

(Reuters) – Two girls, ages 12 and 14, have been charged with felony aggravated stalking in connection with the suicide of a 12-year-old Florida girl who was bullied online, the Tampa Tribune reported on Tuesday.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it would release details of the arrests at a news conference.

Investigators said Rebecca Ann Sedwick of Lakeland, Florida, became despondent after being bullied for months by a group of girls who posted online messages telling her “You should die,” and “Why don’t you go kill yourself?”

On September 9, Sedwick climbed a tower at an abandoned cement plant (pictured below) and jumped to her death.

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