Australian singer and YouTuber
Lil Bo Weep passed away at the age of 22 on March 5. The news of her death was
confirmed by her father. Lil Bo Weep’s real name was Winona Lisa Green. She
started her career in 2015 by sharing her music on SoundCloud and gaining
followers.
The
cause of her death has not yet been confirmed. Her father Matthew Schofield
confirmed the news of her death through a Facebook post. He revealed that she
had been battling depression, trauma, PTSD, and Drug addiction.
In the
post he wrote, “This weekend we lost the fight for my daughter's life against
depression, trauma, PTSD and drug addiction that we have been fighting since we
got her back from America through emergency repatriation DFAT but broken .”
He
added, “She fought hard against her demons as we all did side by side next to
her and picking up the broken pieces over and over again but she could not
fight any more and we lost her.
As her
dad I am proud of her beyond words as she is my hero, my daughter and my best
friend that I love so so much. She is no longer hurting now with the universe
wanting their angel back.”
While
mourning the death of his daughter, he said, "A big part of me is lost at
the moment but I ask respectfully that my close friends try not to ring me
until I get someway through this."
Before
her death she shared a post on her Instagram account, she wrote, “Not only have
I been mourning my child, I have recently found out my fertility has been
affected by growing up with a severe eating disorder. I recommend to really
think about what you’re doing to yourself because I may never be able to have a
full term pregnancy or have a child of my own due to the way I treated my body.”