Australian model commits suicide after attacks over twitter

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Australian TV star and former model Charlotte Dawson killed herself after receiving abuse from vicious trolls on Twitter.Famed for TV shows such as 'Australia's Next Top Model, the New Zealand-born star, 47, had a history of depression.

She was found dead in her Sydney apartment on Saturday morning. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.

In 2012, she was admitted to a Sydney hospital after a suicide attempt following an ongoing tirade of abuse on Twitter.

Dawson spent hours defending herself, but signed off at 2.07am with the message: 'you win x', with a picture of a hand holding tablets. She also tweeted: 'Hope this ends the misery,' reported the Sydney Morning Herald.

She later made fighting bullying her personal mission, waging an anti-bullying media campaign on television and radio and in newspapers and magazines as well as her beloved Twitter.