Two Minnesota teen girls are dead after apparently committing suicide together.
by Paula Brooks
Two Minnesota teen girls are dead after apparently committing suicide together.
The bodies of best friends Haylee Fentress and Paige Moravetz, both 14, were discovered Saturday by Fentress’ mother, Tracy Morrison. They were found after they had a sleepover together and evidence suggests they had been bullied.
Moravetz and Fentress became fast friends after Fentress moved to town about a year ago and according to reports, bith girl had recently been punished over a fight in their school.
In an interview yesterday on NBC’s TODAY Show , both girls’ families said they suspected that bullying may have been a factor, including bullying about weight issues. The families also said they suspected that Paige and Haylee may have had a romantic relationship and that may have played a role in their suicide pact.
Both girls left detailed instructions for their funerals. Haylee “requested everything pink and princess and butterflies.”
“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,” said Haylee’s aunt, Robin Settle to ABC News.com.
The girls apparently died three days after Paige’s mother and stepdad left for a 10-day vacation to Hawaii. Paige spent the night at Haylee’s home.
“Her and Paige got really close. I think they’ve had this plan for some time,” Settle said.
Settle added her niece told her she was “made fun of for being overweight … and she didn’t fit in.”
Sometime after 1 a.m. on Saturday, Haylee left a Facebook post for her cousin, Jessica, wishing her a happy birthday. After leaving a post on her cousin’s wall, Haylee called her closest friend in Indiana, Settle said. Around 6 a.m., Haylee’s mother found the girls.
“They did hang themselves. My sister found them. She’s a medical assistant. She attempted to resuscitate them,” Settle said.
Funeral services for the girls were both held earlier this week. Paige was laid to rest on Wednesday, while services for Haylee were held yesterday.
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