A Youtuber found dead amid an investigation into images of child abuse in Brazil took his own life, a coroner has ruled
Paulo Cezar Goulart Siqueira, known as PC Siqueira to his two million subscribers, died on Wednesday afternoon aged 37.
It is believed that the social media performer was found dead by his ex-girlfriend, Maria Watanabe, in his Sao Paulo apartment.
According to local media reports, the distressed ex-partner begged for neighbours to help her as they called the police.
Coroners have recorded his death as a suicide and it came just two days after he posted a heartfelt message on Instagram.
He shared a video revealing to his 516,000 Instagram followers that he was spending his Christmas alone as he has very few friends.
PC Siqueria captioned the 30-second clip: ‘Merry Christmas to you who don’t have a family, don’t have many friends or don’t have money to party. You are not alone!’
Nearly 50,000 people liked the post.
His death comes as the internet star, known for social media content, presenting work, and comic book colouring, was facing an investigation for child pornography after the alleged leak of private messages in 2020.
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