A US teenager was killed by a man who then posted a photo of her corpse on Instagram, according to police
Posted early on Sunday morning, by Sunday evening it had been blurred and given a"sensitive content filter" screen, meaning someone had reported it as offensive.It was not until Monday morning that Clark's Instagram account was disabled.Instagram spokeswoman Stephanie Otway told US media that the account had been disabled for"violating our policies".
She added that the social media company had also"taken steps to prevent others from re-uploading the content posted to that account".He had called to say what he had done and had taken a selfie with Ms Devins' body and started stabbing himself. Clark was taken to hospital for surgery but is expected to recover, police said, adding that he has been charged with second-degree murder.
Ms Devins' family described her as a"talented artist" and"a wonderful young girl, taken from us all too soon"."Bianca's smile brightened our lives," the family said."She will always be remembered as our princess." Ms Devins, who had reportedly been an"egirl" on the TikTok app, had about 6,000 followers on Instagram when she was killed. By Tuesday, this number had reached more than 82,000.
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