Katrina Goss Case

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Katrina Goss walked into her 11-year-old son's bedroom in April to find him hanging after he fell for a cruel social media prank his girlfriend set up. Tysen Benz took his own life after his unnamed 13-year-old girl girlfriend tricked him into believing she committed suicide by sending him messages through texts and social media using another persons account, as previously reported by Independent Journal Review. The devastated mother said: “She had pranked her own death. I don’t know what possessed her to do such a weird prank. It’s a twisted, sick joke.” Tyler hanged himself within 40 minutes of reading the messages she posted to trick him, but she didn't step in to stop him or tell him it was a joke. His mother explained: “He even said …show more content…

Marquette County Prosecutor Matt Wiese said “Tysen was obviously upset by this,” as he announced the 13-year-old girl will not be facing criminal charges in his death, after deciding she was not responsible for the boy's death, according to the NY Post. Wiese said: “After reviewing all of the evidence, it did not appear that the [girl] intended the death of Tysen Benz." Goss was crushed by the decision, telling TV6 that his girlfriend got: "4-6 months' of probation for her two charges. The defendant received the very minimal punishment she could receive for her heinous and devious acts committed towards my son, Tysen Jade Benz." The mother said in a statement: My son is dead and his family and close friends are left distraught and severely heartbroken. I am appalled at the lack of justice and consideration in this case. I feel that the Judge and the prosecutors did not want to deal with this case from the beginning due to the mass media coverage and exposure so all parties wanted to quickly put this case to an end and be done with it. I feel that due to the defendant's age the court system was afraid to put forth harsher punishment for the girl due to public backlash. I feel that the court system failed my late son, Tysen

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