Hana Kimura suspected suicide, dies at 22 amid cyber bullying

22-year-old Hana Kimura is a professional wrestler.

For non-wrestling fans, she is known for being part of the latest season of Japanese reality television series, Terrace House: Tokyo 2019 – 2020.

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On May 23, Japanese wrestling promotion, Stardom announced that Kimura has passed away. It has been seen that the cause of death for Hana Kimura suspected suicide.

Stardom fans,

We are very sorry to report that our Hana Kimura has passed away.

Please be respectful and allow some time for things to process, and keep your thoughts and prayers with her family and friends.

We appreciate your support during this difficult time.

— We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) May 23, 2020

Suffered from cyber-bullying when she’s alive, Hana Kimura suspected suicide

While there is no mention of the cause of her death, it was reported that Kimura posted photos of self-mutilation on her Twitter account prior to that.

She also left messages that suggested that she was deeply hurt by the comments about her which sparked speculations of cyberbullying.

“Nearly 100 frank opinions every day. I couldn’t deny that I was hurt. I’m dead. Thank you for giving me a mother. It was a life I wanted to be loved. Thank you to everyone who supported me. I love it. I’m weak, I’m sorry. I don’t want to be a human anymore. It was a life I wanted to be loved. Thank you everyone, I love you. Bye.”

Hana Kimura just passed away. There are no other details at the moment but this is a death that can be blamed on the cruelty of social media and it's a subject that really needs addressing.

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) May 23, 2020

Twitter users also pointed out that Kimura had been receiving death threats and criticisms after an incident that happened between her and another housemate at Terrace House.

Some of the hate comments also targeted Kimura’s appearance and asked her to leave the show earlier.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE BULLYING HANA KIMURA pic.twitter.com/dKBaHcWsNq

— Rip Hana Kimura (@TheAssassinCAW) May 22, 2020

// This shit right here. You never know what words can do for someone's mental health.

She was pushed to her limit and they kept going.

The fact that someone can probably live with themselves after contributing to this tragedy is beyond me.#RIPHanaKimura pic.twitter.com/MPMSKZL8Jz

— ( Not the real Sami Zayn!) An InZayn Parody! (@SamilnZayn) May 23, 2020

Tributes

This piece of tragic news has caused much grief among many of Kimura’s fans and loved ones.

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