Nex Benedict's full autopsy is released and reveals the non-binary teen ... trends now
The autopsy of Nex Benedict has revealed the nonbinary teenager from Oklahoma suffered from multiple mental illnesses and abused drugs prior to their tragic suicide.
Nex's death last month sparked outrage after it was revealed that the 16-year-old collapsed one day after a fight with three other girls in the school bathroom of their high school in Owasso.
The death of the nonbinary 16-year-old led to a storm of protest among LGBTQ activists who accused Owasso Public Schools of ignoring the bullying Nex endured in a state where students can only use bathrooms reserved for their biological sex.
A newly-released 11-page autopsy report determined that Nex's death was a suicide and that the teen had consumed a lethal combination of antidepressant and antihistamine.
It revealed that Nex's past medical history included bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and self-harm by cutting. The report also listed chronic tobacco abuse and chronic marijuana use.
The autopsy of Nex Benedict, 16, revealed that the transgender teenager from Oklahoma suffered from multiple mental illnesses and abused drugs prior to the tragic suicide
A newly-released 11-page autopsy report determined that Nex's death was a suicide and that the teen had consumed a lethal combination of antidepressant and antihistamine
According to the autopsy, Nex reported to have headaches and seizure-like activity before being found unresponsive.
The report found that 'antemortem history' included involvement in a 'physical altercation,' referencing the fight at school.
However, 'no lethal trauma' was found in the report, despite listing several head injuries that Nex suffered including contusions, lacerations, abrasions and hemorrhages.
Handwritten notes that were 'suggestive of self-harm' were found in Nex's bedroom by family members who showed the letters to law enforcement, according to the autopsy.
A preliminary summary of the report released on March 13 determined that Nex died as a result of 'combined toxicity' from mixing Diphenhydramine and Fluoxetine - but did not detail why the medical examiner believed the overdose to be a suicide.
But Nex's relatives issued a statement following the
