Parents Confront Bullies in Daughter's Obituary

The parents of a 15-year-old girl who hanged herself Monday in Pennsylvania have a message for bullies: "Please know that it is not too late to change your ways." Fox News reports that before her death, Sadie Riggs was going to counseling and taking medication for emotional issues. 

But she was bullied a lot, especially on social media, and it finally became too much. Her parents say they addressed their daughter's suicide in her obituary to "debunk the rumors" surrounding her death. They also did it to show bullies the real-life consequences of making a girl—who loved reading, softball, and music—feel "worthless."

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