London - A girl of five hacked off her hair after being "brainwashed" by an online "suicide game" which encourages children to hurt themselves, it emerged on Wednesday.
The game, which is reportedly popping up in episodes of Peppa Pig and clips of games such as Fortnite, initially appears light-hearted, with video clips encouraging children to contact "Momo". Refusal to comply results in abusive messages and disturbing photos. The final challenge is for the child to commit suicide.
A hairdresser at the salon posted a photo of the youngster online, writing: "So I’ve just had a beautiful little girl in affected by this sick Momo challenge! I couldn’t help but feel this monster has brainwashed her."
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