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Teen dies after injecting himself with butterfly remains — possibly as part of twisted online challenge (nypost.com)
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A 14-year-old Brazilian boy died after injecting himself with butterfly remains — with police investigating whether it was part of a twisted online challenge, according to a report.

Davi Nunes Moreira started to vomit and then developed a limp after mixing a dead butterfly in water and injecting the liquid into his leg, according to the DailyMail.

The teen told his dad he hurt himself while playing — but then confessed what really happened when he continued growing sicker and was admitted to a hospital in Planalto, the report said.

His dad also found the syringe his son had used hidden under the boy’s pillow, according to the report.

Davi was rushed to another hospital in Vitoria de Conquista, the state of Bahia’s third-largest city, on Wednesday, but succumbed to his injuries.

The mysterious death — linked to possible toxins in the butterfly mix that caused his body to shut down as he went into septic shock — is making headlines across Brazil.

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However, authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the boy was participating in an unusual social media craze that proved fatal, the report said.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I'm always torn as to what to think when I read stories like this. I'm all for stupid people removing themselves from the gene pool, but at what age does it become suitable to declare a Darwin Award as opposed to a tragedy involving a kid too young to know better?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I learned from high school biology class around that age that injecting random shit into your blood isn't a good idea when I asked "what would happen if you just injected air in someone" and got the answer "they would die from an embolism."

[–] Raiderkev 6 points 11 hours ago

I mean, I was 14 once, and I have 0 butterflies in my bloodstream. I'd say that should be old enough to know better..