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Updated: 21:19 ET, Jul 20 2021
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A TWELVE-year-old boy died on Tuesday after reportedly attempting the viral TikTok blackout challenge only months after it left another 12-year-old with brain damage.
Cops are investigating the death of the boy after he was found “unresponsive with “ligature marks” around his neck in an Oklahoma apartment at midnight on Monday.
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He was taken to the University of Oklahoma Children’s Hospital but died of his injuries before 7am on Tuesday.
Police said they had spoken to the boy s family and do not believe it to be a suicide attempt.