A slumber party in Minnesota ended in tragedy when two eighth grade girls fulfilled a suicide pact, killing themselves and leaving behind suicide notes telling their families that they loved them.
The bodies of best friends Haylee Fentress and Paige Moravetz, both 14, were discovered Saturday by Fentress' mother, Tracy Morrison.
Haylee's aunt, Robin Settle, said the girl had recently moved to the rural town of Lynd, Minn., and had complained to her family that she felt ostracized and bullied. Settle also said there are indications that the girls had planned their deaths for a long time, even including funeral details in a good-bye note.
"I'm shocked and I'm mad and I'm sad...I don't understand the mentality of kids torturing other kids, kids having to go through this. They don't think they have anywhere to go to," Settle told ABC News.com.
Settle said that her niece, Haylee, had been the victim of bullying after moving to Minnesota from Indiana with her mother and 8-year-old brother.
It might have taken only one person to stand up for them/befriend them and this might have been avoided Being so young can make you feel so alone, I just wish they knew there were other options out there
Reading news like this is so upsetting. =/ People need to think about events like this and how badly bullying can affect people, along with the fact that it's just wrong to do.
I just can't believe this story. It's saddens me how 8th graders can commit suicide, yet people still don't take bullying or the words people say seriously. I'm tired of people standing around as if bullying others is normal. Some people will never learn though.
Truly heartbreaking story and my condolences to the families.
It might have taken only one person to stand up for them/befriend them and this might have been avoided Being so young can make you feel so alone, I just wish they knew there were other options out there
It might have taken only one person to stand up for them/befriend them and this might have been avoided Being so young can make you feel so alone, I just wish they knew there were other options out there
