The death of a 16-year-old non-binary student who died after a fight inside a school toilet has been ruled a suicide. Nex Benedict, who used they/them pronouns, died a day after getting into an altercation with three girls in a bathroom at Owasso High School in Oklahoma. Family members said Nex had been bullied at school and the teenager's death last month drew concern from LGBT+ rights groups, and attention from the White House.
The cause of death was revealed in a summary post-mortem examination report released by the state medical examiner's office. It said Nex had toxic levels of two drugs in their system and died of an overdose. A complete post-mortem examination will be released in 10 days in accordance with state law, it added. Police bodycam footage released last month hours after the school fight on 7 February showed Nex lying in a hospital bed. In the video, Nex told police officers they threw water from a plastic bottle at the three girls after they began picking on them and a friend because of the way they dressed. The student said the girls then 'came at me