The rising social media star, whose real name was Winona Brooks, has died at the age of 22.
Lil Bo Weep's father, Matthew Schofield, has confirmed the Australian musician's death and revealed that the family is working with authorities to get her body back into her home country from America. The exact cause of death is not yet known.
Her father revealed the news via Facebook last week Thursday saying that she had struggled with mental health issues, his statement reads :
"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 [Department of Foreign Affaird] but broken.."
"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”.
“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. ALWAYS IN MY HEART. I LOVE MY WINNIE. Lil Bo Weep."
Lil Bo Weep began putting out music in 2015 and went on to attract more than 36,000 followers on SoundCloud, 227,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and 124,000 subscribers on YouTube.
She released her last song "PTSD" in December 2021.
May you rest in peace Winona Brooks.
