Lil Bo Weep, real name Winona Brooks, has died at the age of 22, her family have confirmed.

Her father Matthew Schofield shared the heartbreaking news on his Facebook page alongside a series of photos of his daughter.

Sharing that she passed away on Saturday 5 March, he wrote: “02/01/2000 to 05/03/2022

“This weekend we lost the fight for my daughter’s life against depression , trauma , PTSD and drug addiction that we have been fighting since we got her back from America through emergency repatriation DFAT but broken .

“She fought hard against her demons as we all did side by side next to her and picking up the broken pieces over and over again but she could not fight any more and we lost her.”

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Matthew went on to describe his daughter as his hero as he continued: “As her dad I am proud of her beyond words as she is my hero , my daughter and my best friend that i love so so much She is no longer hurting now with the universe wanting their angel back.

“A big part of me is lost at the moment but I ask respectfully that my close friends try not to ring me until I get someway through this .

“ALWAYS IN MY HEART . I LOVE MY WINNIE Lil Bo Weep”.

The official cause of death is not yet known.

Fans were quick to share their heartbreak over her death as one person wrote on Twitter: “been in bed listening to lil bo weep for the last 72 hours,” with a sad emoji.

Another said: “Lil bo weep passing away actually breaks my heart dude….”

While a third added: “Why are our some of the most talented artists also the most troubled? Its a travesty. Listening to Lil Bo Weep #rip”.

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Lil Bo Weep began producing music back in 2015 on Soundcloud.

Here single Codependency got 5million streams, while a follow up title Not Ok But It’s Ok got over 12million.

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