{"id":2184328,"date":"2024-02-22T19:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/autopsy-reveals-16-year-old-nonbinary-students-death-was-not-caused-by-bullying-assault-despite-online-users-claims\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T19:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:17:19","slug":"autopsy-reveals-16-year-old-nonbinary-students-death-was-not-caused-by-bullying-assault-despite-online-users-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/autopsy-reveals-16-year-old-nonbinary-students-death-was-not-caused-by-bullying-assault-despite-online-users-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Autopsy disproves bullying as cause of nonbinary student&#8217;s death, contrary to online claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fautopsy-reveals-16-year-old-nonbinary-students-death-was-not-caused-by-bullying-assault-despite-online-users-claims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2184328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this image provided Malia Pila, Nex Benedict poses outside the family\u2019s home\u200b in Owasso, Okla., in \u200dDecember 2023. Police in Oklahoma are investigating the death of \u2062Benedict, a 16-year-old student\u200b who \u2063died a\u2064 day after an altercation in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-blasts-loudoun-county-schools-over-daily-wire-sex-assault-report-fight-this-now\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Blasts Loudoun County Schools Over Daily Wire Sex Assault Report: \u2018Fight This NOW\u2019\">high school bathroom<\/a> that may have \u200cbeen prompted by bullying \u2062over gender identity. Neither police nor school\u200d officials have\u2063 said what led to the fight. But the family of Benedict says\u2063 there had been harassment because the teen was nonbinary. (Sue Benedict \u2062via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Oklahoma Teen&#8217;s Death \u2063Investigated\u200c Amid Bullying Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>3:58 PM \u2013 Thursday, February 22, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said on Wednesday that Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old student who identified as \u201cnonbinary,\u201d did not die as a result of injuries received in a brawl in the school restroom\u200c the previous day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063Oklahoma adolescent did \u201cnot\u200b die from trauma,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-police-release-report-on-investigation-into-bob-sagets-death\/\" title=\"Update - BREAKING: Police Release Report On Investigation Into Bob Saget\u2019s Death\">preliminary autopsy report<\/a> from the medical examiner\u2019s office, the Owasso police \u2062stated.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to the victim\u2019s family, Benedict was a biological female who identified\u200b as nonbinary, meaning that the teen struggled with gender dysphoria\u200b and did not want to be referred to as\u2063 a \u2063female\u200b or a \u2063male. <\/p>\n<p>Benedict passed away on February 8<sup>th<\/sup>,\u2063 the day after getting\u2062 into a fight \u2062that\u200b started \u2064after bullies were allegedly giving \u2062the teen a hard time regarding their \u201cgender identification\u201d and after Benedict \u200d\u201cpoured water on them\u201d in retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>The teen\u2019s family maintains that the fight \u2063strictly had to do\u200c with their child\u2019s gender identity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhile\u2064 at Owasso High School,\u2062 Nex was attacked and assaulted \u200bin \u2062a bathroom by a group \u200dof other students,\u201d the family said via their legal team. \u2062\u201cA day later,\u2064 the Benedicts\u2019 beautiful \u2062child lost their \u200dlife.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200bpolice \u2063said they \u200bwould forward \u200cthe results of their continuing investigation into the fight to the district attorney\u2019s office so that they could decide whether to press charges or\u200d not.<\/p>\n<p>Although Benedict, who went by they\/them \u200bpronouns, was \u200dable to leave the restroom altercation on February 7<sup>th<\/sup>. The family brought her\u200d to \u200cthe hospital later that evening, but then\u2064 sent\u2063 her home.<\/p>\n<p>The day after, the 16-year-old \u2064reportedly had a \u201cmedical emergency,\u201d where she was brought \u200bback to\u200c the hospital, according to\u2062 the authorities. However, the teen later passed away at the medical facility.<\/p>\n<p>After Benedict, a \u2062sophomore at\u200b Owasso High School, got\u2063 into \u200ba fight with the three older girls,\u2063 her mother told <em>The Independent<\/em> outlet\u200d that her child was \u201ccovered in bruises.\u201d \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>According to the \u200cpolice, two other students and a staff member standing nearby broke\u200c up the brawl. Benedict was instructed to go to the hospital after the\u200b altercation, where the 16-year-old was soon questioned by authorities.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox 23<\/em> reported that Benedict\u200c texted\u2063 a family member about the altercation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo via: <em>New York Post<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThey had been bullying me and my\u2064 friends, and \u200bI got tired of it, so \u2062I poured some water on them, and all 3\u200b came \u200dafter me. \u200dSchool did not \u2063report\u200d it and is probably going\u200d to getting sued,\u201d one of the \u200ctexts said.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justice for Nex Benedict.<\/p>\n<p>This is disgusting, please share if\u2063 you can. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GWXQYLEGyw\">pic.twitter.com\/GWXQYLEGyw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sisi \u2077 (@ldnjjong) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ldnjjong\/status\/1760044270260453625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Reports suggest that the teenager was a biological female\u2062 who \u2063identified \u2062as nonbinary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schools-sick-transgender-push-results-in-violent-clash-at-district-headquarters\/\" title=\"Transgender advocacy in schools leads to violent clash at district HQ.\">experiencing\u200b gender dysphoria<\/a> and seeking \u200cnot \u200bto be referred to as male or female.<\/p>\n<p>On February 8th, Benedict passed away, one day after being\u200b involved \u200din a fight \u2064allegedly triggered\u200c by bullies tormenting them regarding their gender identification. The victim&#8217;s family has emphasized that the fight solely revolved around their child&#8217;s \u200bgender identity.<\/p>\n<p>The family stated, &#8220;While at\u200b Owasso High\u200d School, Nex was attacked and assaulted in a bathroom by a group of other students. A\u200c day later, \u200bthe\u2063 Benedicts&#8217; \u2064beautiful child lost their\u200b life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The police are currently conducting \u200ban investigation into \u200cthe incident and plan to forward the results \u2063to the district attorney&#8217;s office for consideration of pressing \u2062charges. Although Benedict managed\u2063 to leave the restroom altercation on February 7th, their family later brought them to\u2062 the hospital \u200bafter a\u200b &#8220;medical emergency.&#8221; Sadly, Benedict \u200bpassed away at the medical facility.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to\u200d Benedict&#8217;s mother,\u200c the teenager was \u2064&#8221;covered in bruises&#8221; \u2064after the fight\u2063 with \u2063the \u2063three \u200bolder girls. Witnesses reported\u200c that two students and a staff member \u2064intervened \u2063and \u2063broke up the brawl. Following the\u200b altercation, Benedict was taken to the hospital, where authorities questioned them.<\/p>\n<p>It has\u2064 been reported that\u200b Benedict texted \u2063a family\u200d member about the incident, stating, &#8220;They had \u2063been bullying me\u2064 and my friends, and I got tired of\u2062 it, so I poured some \u2064water \u200con\u200d them, and all three came\u2063 after \u2063me.\u2064 School did not report it and is probably going \u200dto \u200dget sued.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tragic loss of Nex Benedict has shed light on the importance of addressing \u2063bullying, particularly regarding\u2063 gender \u200bidentity. Authorities and school officials must thoroughly investigate incidents of bullying and take proactive measures to prevent further harm to students.\u200d The\u200c loss \u2062of a young life serves as a heartbreaking\u2063 reminder of\u2064 the urgency to \u2063create safe and inclusive environments for all students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this December 2023 photo by Malia Pila, Nex Benedict is seen outside their Owasso, Okla. home. Oklahoma police are probing the death of Benedict, a 16-year-old student who passed away after a school bathroom altercation, possibly triggered by bullying related to their gender identity. 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