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Suicide of Amanda Todd

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Suicide of Amanda Todd

Date	October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)
Location	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Cause	Suicide
Death(s)	Amanda Todd

Amanda Michelle Todd (November 1996^[1] – October 10, 2012) was a 15-year-old Canadian teenager whose suicide^[2][3] was attributed to cyber-bullying through the social networking website Facebook.^[4] On September 7, 2012, Todd posted a video on YouTube in which she used a series of flash cards to tell of her experience of being blackmailed, bullied, and physically assaulted.^[5] In it she mentions sending an image of her breasts to a man who later circulated it around the internet.
Shortly before 6:00 pm on October 10, 2012, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were called to her home in Port Coquitlam, to investigate what they refer to as a "sudden death".^[6] They have since launched a full investigation into Todd's death.^[7] Police are conducting interviews, reviewing content at social media sites, and are actively monitoring pages.
Christy Clark, the Premier of British Columbia, made an online statement of condolence suggesting a national discussion be made discussing criminalizing cyber-bullying.^[8][9]
Todd was a 10th-grade student^[3] at CABE Secondary in Coquitlam.^[10]