A 10-year-old Colorado girl has died two weeks after she hanged herself because a video of her being bullied was posted on social media, informs dailymail.co.uk.

Ashawnty Davis was removed from life support on Wednesday at Children's Hospital Colorado following her suicide attempt.

'It's just devastating,' her father, Anthony Davis, told KDVR-TV. 'She was just a child of joy and she brought joy to everyone.'

In late October, Ashawnty, a fifth-grade student at Sunrise Elementary in Aurora, was involved in a fight after school.

It was recorded by another student, who then sent the footage to an app called Musical.ly.

In the video, Ashawnty and another girl are seen fighting as a group of kids gathered around to watch.

Ashawnty's mother, Latoshia Harris, says that her daughter confronted a girl who was bullying her.

'I saw my daughter was scared,' Harris said.

Harris and Davis showed the clip to KDVR-TV which broadcast parts of it – though the children's images were muzzed.

'She was devastated when she found out that it had made it to Musical.ly,' Davis said.

After the clip was posted to Musical.ly, Ashawnty was subjected to frequent teasing and bullying at school, according to her parents.

They said that the abuse their daughter took turned her into a different person.

Ashawnty could no longer live with the shame.

'My daughter came home two weeks later and hanged herself in the closet,' Harris said.

Harris and Davis are urging other parents to be on the lookout for signs of 'bullycide' – or when a child is driven to suicide because of bullying.

'We have to stop it and we have to stop it within our kids,' Davis said.

'I want other parents to know that it's happening,' Harris said.

'That was my baby and I love my baby and I just want mothers to listen.'

The Cherry Creek School District which has jurisdiction over Sunrise Elementary issued a statement.

'This is a heartbreaking loss for the school community,' the district said. 

'Mental health supports will be made available for any students who need help processing the loss.

'We do not tolerate bullying of any kind in our schools and we have a comprehensive bullying prevention program in place at all of our schools.

'The safety and well-being of students is our highest priority and we strive every today to ensure schools are safe, welcoming and supportive places that support learning.

'We were made aware of that video when a media outlet approached us with it. We took immediate action in response, turning the video over to police and addressing the matter with students.'

'It should also be noted that the video did not take place during school hours.'