Sophie Nyweide death update as police investigate 'foul play'
Police investigating the death of actress Sophie Nyweide are not ruling out foul play, it has been reported. The former child actress - who has worked with a string of Hollywood names - was found dead at the age of 24.
Sophie was best known for playing the daughter of Michelle Williams and Gael García Bernal 's characters in the 2009 romantic drama Mammoth and in a moving statement, her family paid a heartbreaking tribute to Sophie.
"Sophie was a kind and trusting girl. Often this left her open to being taken advantage of by others. She wrote and drew voraciously, and much of this art depicts the depth she had, and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas," they shared.
"Even with those roadmaps, diagnoses and her own revelations, those closest to her, plus therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her, are heartbroken their efforts couldn't save her from her fate.
"She self-medicated to deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside, and it resulted in her death. She repeatedly said she would 'handle it' on her own and was compelled to reject the treatment that might possibly have saved her life."
It is now being reported by TMZ that Bennington Police have said that Sophie's body was found not far from a high school in the town at around 4am on April 14. She was declared dead at the scene.
According to police, her body was found near a lean-to and nothing has been ruled out in relation to her death. An autopsy is still said to be pending as well as a toxicology report. A man was allegedly with Sophie when she died but he is said to be cooperating with police and isn't considered to be a suspect or a person of interest.
Police are said to be looking at a range of causes including foul play after Sophie was found on a riverbank. Other people were said to be hanging out with Sophie at the lean-to before her death and police want to track them down for interviews. Sophie is believed to have visited the lean-to on multiple occasions but she did not live there.
Sophie landed her first movie in 2006, a production called Bella, and she also notably starred as the young daughter of a mum who had cancer in the 2010 film Invisible Sign. She also appeared in 2007 movies, And Then Came Love and New York Serenade.
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