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Parents Learn Of Daughter’s Death On Facebook

By Huffington Post UK

The parents of a university student were left distraught after learning of their daughter’s death via Facebook.

Jasmine Benjamin was found dead on the campus of Valdosta State University, Atlanta, on November 18.

Jasmine Benjamin was found dead on the campus of Valdosta State University, Atlanta

The aspiring nurse’s mother Judith Jackson and stepfather James Jackson told CBS Atlanta the first they heard of their daughter’s death was through a friend’s condolence post on Facebook.

Investigating authorities believe the teenager may have been dead for up to 15 hours before she was discovered in a shared study area. It is thought her death went unnoticed because her fellow students believed she was sleeping.

Benjamin’s father told the channel: “That’s the most disturbing part of it. Aren’t there RAs? What kind of school is this that they don’t know someone’s laying on the couch – go check on them after a certain amount of hours?”

It was initially believed the 17-year-old had died of natural causes, but following an autopsy police are now investigating it as homicide.

Valdosta police investigator Major Brian Childress told The Atlanta Journal Constitution: “One of the things that complicated this case was students going home for Thanksgiving.”

Mr Jackson slammed the university’s failure to notify him and Benjamin’s mother of her death before they found out about it on the social networking site.

He added: “For someone to be so insensitive not to reach out to the family, or not even to keep up with what’s going on because it’s a holiday and you’re going away on vacation or whatever you’re doing – it’s very, very hurtful to say the least.”

The university released the following statement on Monday: “Valdosta State University is continuing to work with law enforcement agencies in their ongoing investigation into the death of Jasmine Benjamin.

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13 Responses to Parents Learn Of Daughter’s Death On Facebook

  1. MOJO Reply

    December 1, 2012 at 7:23 am

    sad indeed mhsrip.

  2. Lozi Bull Reply

    December 1, 2012 at 8:14 am

    M.H.S.R.I.P.

  3. MASTER CHOTA Reply

    December 1, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Its not my case

  4. rogers Reply

    December 1, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    Its a pity one can die like withiout authority noticing.mhsrp.

  5. majlicious Reply

    December 1, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    how sad

  6. Kimz Reply

    December 1, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Sad

  7. chichi Reply

    December 1, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    Too bad!!!
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  8. Reginald mugoba Reply

    December 2, 2012 at 7:21 am

    Sad reading.May her soul rest in peace.

  9. Cccj Reply

    December 2, 2012 at 9:09 am

    what a sad development, any way condolonces to the bereaved family and friends.

  10. emmiekay Reply

    December 2, 2012 at 9:15 am

    Insurance coys move in and make sure that such institutions of learning take up policies which will compell them to take care of students. occupatonal health and environment not to concentrate in idustiesbut to also cover such. where are the RAs

  11. Diva Reply

    December 2, 2012 at 10:03 am

    Too bad..MHSRIP

  12. Lungowe Reply

    December 23, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    This is so terrible especially that she was so young.

  13. nakadinya Reply

    January 11, 2013 at 11:07 am

    SAD INDEED MHSRIP

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