Lil Bo Weep, a YouTube sensation, died at the age of 22 after “fighting her demons.”
On Sunday, the Australian rapper – real name Winona Brooks – died.
Matthew Schofield, her bereft father, posted a photo of the two together on Facebook while lamenting his loss.
The cause of death has yet to be determined.
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.”
According to Matthew’s tweet, the Australian “CODEPENDENCY” singer “fought hard against her demons as we all did a side by side next to her, picking up the broken pieces over and over again until she could no longer fight and we lost her.”
Lil Bo Weep, whose true name was Winona Brooks, began releasing her music on SoundCloud in 2015 and has already acquired a following of over 36,000 people. Her most recent post was a one-and-a-half-minute song called “PTSD.”
On March 2, she posted on Instagram that she was mourning the anniversary of the death of a child.
“I would like to do something in remembrance of her, preferably spread some flowers at a beach and spend the day just mourning,” she said. “I’d really appreciate if anyone online would be kind enough to do that for me and with me.”
In the video, she is seen crying and explained her sorrow in the caption, “I am heavily dosed on seroquel to avoid any psychosis from my cptsd. 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.”
On Feb. 26, she tweeted a snapshot of her baby bump with the message “mourning you” before posting her tearful video.
She made a public TickTock entirely unfiltered for those who wish to let the curiosity flow in her final days, saying on Twitter that she “made a public TickTock completely unedited for those who prefer to let the curiosity flow.”
She continued, “I will be doing my best to video answer any comments left on this account. This is a safe space for those who wish to hear my opinions, answers and all of that fun stuff.”
After the singer’s death, fans grieved her death in the comments, saying, “I love you. I’m sorry baby girl. In another life” and “Rest in peace Winona your music got me through some of my roughest times in life.”
Her father shared in her fans’ love and adoration, saying, “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.”
Matthew also asked for space from friends while he mourned the death of his daughter, saying, “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 some way through this.”
