Bronx girl, 11, texts pals, hangs herself in room

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An 11-year-old Bronx girl took her life by hanging herself from a bedroom door — after sending suicidal texts to friends. It was unclear what prompted Wilnery Polanco-Uben to kill herself after skipping school on Monday. Suicide by someone so young is rare.

Landlord Bobby Singh said he heard screaming in the Croes Ave. apartment about 7 p.m., ran downstairs and found the girl’s mother in hysterics. “She said her daughter was missing. Everyone in the building began searching for her,” he said. “We opened the door in the apartment, but no one saw her. We looked outside. We looked everywhere.

“After about 20 minutes, my cousin looked at their apartment again and that’s when he saw her. She was hanging behind the door, but no one noticed because the door was opened and she was behind it.”
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Police sources said Wilnery sent friends suicidal text messages hours before she killed herself.

She “wasn’t happy with her life and talked about hating the way things were going in her life,” one source said.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx-girl-11-texts-pals-hangs-room-article-1.1074849

[xchrom]

1. 11 years old. nt

[malaise]

2. Every day I realize that I had a wonderful childhood

How sad is this?

[BlueIris]

3. Awful.

This is such a terrible loss. I can't believe anyone so young could feel so much pain she would do something like this.

[Renew Deal]

4. Kids have a very narrow view of things.

It's hard for them to see past the next couple things that will happen. They don't see the big picture well. When you're a kid, school and friends are a big part of your life.

I remember when I went to my first HS reunion. I broke out the yearbook and looked through the pictures. I realized that I no longer knew who a lot of the people were and I didn't really care either. There is a long way between 14 and 28. When you're 14 it's almost impossible to look that far down the road. That's why support systems like the "It gets better" campaign are so important. It does get better for many people and kids need to know it.