A 17-year-old Pakistani influencer is murdered

The world of social media is once again in mourning, after the news of the death of the Pakistani influencer and content creator, Sana Yousaf, a renowned Tiktoker, aged 17, was confirmed. She was murdered in her residence after celebrating her birthday.

Sana died instantly in her home in the capital, Islamabad, after receiving several shots from a suspected stalker who repeatedly insisted on meeting her. Pakistani police confirmed the news about the murder of the TikToker, who currently had over 1 million followers for her fashion and beauty content. “It was a case of repeated rejections. The boy kept trying to approach her again and again,” said Islamabad police chief Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi during a meeting with the press. “It was a gruesome and cold-blooded murder,” he added.

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The authorities reported that they have a suspected named Umar Hayat. Allegedly, he had tried repeatedly to meet with her, but was unsuccessful, so he broke into her house, shot her, stole her phone, and fled.

Sana’s father, Syed Yousaf Hassan, visibly affected, told the BBC that she was his only daughter and that she was “very brave”.

Recent Cases of Murdered Influencers

Last month, the Mexican influencer Valeria Márquez was murdered by a hitman while live streaming from her aesthetic clinic in Zapopan. The attack, which occurred inside the Blossom The Beauty Lounge salon, is being investigated as a possible femicide by contract, according to the authorities.

 Another young woman who also stood out in content creation on social media was murdered on May 19th, this time in Colombia. María José Estupiñán, 22, was shot at the door of her house, in the city of Cúcuta. According to the reconstruction by local media, a man who pretended to be a delivery person arrived at the victim’s house to, supposedly, give her a gift. When the model, known as “La Mona”, went out to receive the package of chocolates, the attacker shot her at point-blank range several times.