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Famous Japanese wrestler Hana Kimura died at the age of 22. The young woman is said to have committed suicide while being the victim of cyber-harassment.

Japanese wrestler Hana Kimura worried her fans after a series of disturbing tweets as she appeared with cuts on her wrists, suggesting that she was practicing self-harm. The young woman was the victim of cyber-harassment, she received hundreds of hateful comments daily from critics via social media.

His latest posts on Twitter looked like a suicide letter. "Almost 100 reviews each day. I couldn't deny that I was injured. I am dead. Thank you for giving me a mother. It was a life in which I wanted to be loved. Thank you to everyone who supported me. I like this. I am weak. I am sorry. I don't want to be alive anymore. It was a life I wanted to be loved. Thank you all. I like You. Bye. ", she wrote recently.

The Stardom wrestler died this Saturday, May 23, 2020, the suicide track seems privileged. It's here Stardom Wrestling which confirmed the sad news. "We are sorry to announce that our Hana Kimura has passed away. Please be respectful and allow some time for things to go on, and keep your thoughts and prayers with his family and friends.", announced the organization.

Winner of the 2019 Stardom Fighting Spirit Award, she was a rising star in international wrestling. She had notably participated in a Japanese reality show broadcast on Netflix, "Terrace house"It was after slapping a participant after an argument that Hana Kimura began to experience real harassment on the Internet. It would have plunged him into a deep depression. His death relaunched the debate on the behavior of certain Internet users on social networks, in particular within the wrestling community which is one of the most toxic but which also concerns the fields of sport, pop culture or entertainment .

His many fans are inconsolable and wanted to pay tribute to him on social networks with the hashtag #RIPHanaKimura.

Cyber-harassment is a real scourge which is unfortunately increasingly present on social networks. Recently, the company Netino revealed that 80% of messages on Facebook contain hate speech, 20% of which relates to racist and LGBTphobic discrimination. As for the network Twitter, he was recently sued for his "massive inaction"in the face of hate messages. It is however obvious that this type of violence is not without consequences. Hana Kimura's death proves serious impact on victims' well-being and mental health and can even be fatal.

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