Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after fight ruled a suicide, Oklahoma medical examiner says

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Asummary autopsy report shows 16-year-old Nex Benedict, who usedthey/them pronouns, had toxic levels of two drugs in their system anddied of an overdose.

By Associated PressA photograph of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died a day after a fight in a high school bathroom, is projected during a candlelight service at Point A Gallery, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Oklahoma City.

A complete autopsy will be released in 10 days in accordance with state law, the medical examiner’s office said. “And so I went up there and I poured water on them, and then all three of them came at me,” Nex tells the officer while reclining in a hospital bed.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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