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Benedict Family While her family’s obituary used female pronouns, mother Sue Benedict told the Independent that the teen was non-binary and used the name “Nex.” Advertisement The heartbroken parent said the other victim was also non-binary. The mom said Benedict was often bullied at school, and had fallen and hit her head during the bathroom fight. Advertisement Benedict suffered bruising and cuts across her face as a result of the attack. EXPLORE MORE NEX BENEDICT’S FAMILY LAUNCH INDEPENDENT PROBE INTO NONBINARY STUDENT’S DEATH AFTER SCHOOL FIGHT 16-YEAR-OLD NONBINARY STUDENT NEX BENEDICT’S DEATH WAS NOT CAUSED BY INJURIES FROM SCHOOL FIGHT: POLICE EIGHT PLAYERS SUSPENDED FOR ROLES IN WILD INCARNATE WORD-TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE BRAWL “I didn’t know how bad it had gotten,” her mom told the outlet. 2 News quoted the parent of the other victim, who said her daughter saw Benedict being attacked and the assailants “beating her head across the floor.” Advertisement Benedict, according to reports, was unable to reach the nurse’s office because of the injuries she sustained. 3 Benedict’s family claim she suffered a severe beating alongside another non-binary student at school on Feb. 7. Benedict Family The parent of the witness said school staffers failed to call police or an ambulance, and Benedict’s relatives rushed the bruised teen to the hospital after school. Advertisement Benedict’s stunned relatives called police from the hospital to inform them of the fight. Benedict was released from the hospital that same day, but was readmitted the next day, Feb. 8, when she tragically died. Sue Benedict told the Independent her child collapsed at home on the way to an appointment the day of her death. Advertisement Local police said they are still determining a cause of death, but the mother of Benedict’s friend believes the teen suffered severe trauma in the fight. “I think complications from brain trauma, head trauma, is what caused it,” the mother of the other victim told 2 News. The cause of the confrontation remains under investigation. Advertisement Police said they are awaiting toxicology reports to determine if there was another possible underlying medical condition that may have caused Benedict’s tragic passing. The Owasso Public School District has declined to comment on the case, citing the ongoing investigation. 3 Owasso High School is accused by Benedict’s family of not alerting police to the vicious fight. Google Maps Advertisement It remained unclear Tuesday if Benedict’s attackers would face charges. “She was tough, but a great kid,” her mother said at her funeral service last week, according to the outlet. “I loved Dagny so much.” The heartbroken parent said Benedict was a fan of games like Minecraft and loved animals and cooking. Advertisement A GoFundMe account set up by a friend of the victim’s mother had raised nearly $28,000 as of Tuesday. Police are expected to give updates on the case in the coming days. Ad SHARE THIS: Filed under assaults , fights , oklahoma , 2/20/24 TRENDING NOW 1. Violent, diarrhea-inducing stomach bug spreads in Northeast: 'Incredibly contagious' 2. Federal judge's NIL ruling throws NCAA into chaos: 'Turning upside down' 3. 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