JAPAN 18-year-old Japanese streamer, Ichigoyaku, decided to livestream her own suicide in a shocking attempt to stun her audience. During the stream, she casually chatted with her followers for a while, before saying a final “bye bye” – and then jumped from the balcony of her 12th-floor apartment.
The motive behind her tragic decision appears to be connected to her boyfriend – or rather, a brief sexual relationship. Based on the context of her posts shared in the days leading up to her death, it seems that a guy took her virginity and then left her, which deeply affected her emotionally.
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