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REGINA — Police are investigating all possible factors in a 13-year-old Regina girl’s suicide and suggestions of bullying have the city’s Catholic school board “looking for answers.”

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Savhanah Turcotte committed suicide Tuesday night, according to the Regina Police Service.

Police say it’s not appropriate to speculate on possible causes for the tragedy while a coroner’s investigation is under way.

In a statement on the weekend, Kelly Turcotte said her daughter’s journal revealed she had been living two lives.

“Her external life showed a happy, kind, caring, generous and loving child who filled our lives with great joy. Just her presence made people happy. But inside she was crying out. She felt alone and scared; feeling she was not accepted and didn’t feel like she belonged,” her mother said.

Savhanah was also visiting social media sites and “there were many hurtful and disturbing comments from individuals that must have continued to hurt her deeply,” Turcotte added.

“At home we tell our kids to be themselves and when they go into the world they are judged and tormented. We tell them to turn the other cheek but should we not be telling them to stand up for themselves and speak out. Bullying can sometimes happen even within a friendship group. Rumours are spread and hurtful words said. These words leave scars that are difficult to erase,” Turcotte said in a statement.