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A 12-year-old girl named Katelyn Nicole Davis streamed her own suicide on Facebook. In the same horrific video, she revealed she was abused sexually abused by a relative before she hung herself.

The video has become viral this week. According to The Sun, it was filmed back in December 2016 and it was broadcast after the investigation. Many online users complained about the video, however, the police have a hard time taking it down.

The video is 42 minutes long and ends with Davis hanging from a tree. In the first 21 minutes, the video shows Davis setting up her suicide and talking about her life and her depression. At the 21:24 minute mark, she says "Goodbye," then proceeds to hang herself. 

According to the source, the Georgia teen wrote a confession on her blog about her stepfather's sexual abuse. After the authorities learned about the video, they found the girl hanging from a tree in front of her home. She was rushed to Polk Medical Center, but later pronounced dead on Dec. 30.

Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd asked the public to stop sharing the video. "We want it down as much as anyone for the family and it may be harmful to other kids," Dodd said to Fox Atlanta. 

The Police Chief said that a police man from California was the one who saw the video first and quickly contacted Polk County authorities.

Suicide affects many people in countries outside the U.S. For instance, in New Zealand, suicide rate among Kiwi men aged 20 to 24 has doubled and now higher than that of Australians of the same age, according to NZ Herald. Based on the latest study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, from 2009 to 2013, the rate among Kiwi men aged 20 to 24 was 29.7 percent of 100,000 people, which doubled the rate of Aussie men of the same age. 

For those who know someone depressed or are thinking of taking their own lives, they can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255.