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Influencer model, 27, dies after falling from Dubai skyscraper as family demand answers over mysterious death
Joshua N.
A Brazilian influencer has died after falling from the 27th floor of a skyscraper in Dubai.
Kauana Bilhar built up a following on social media through her travel content and modelling, but a police investigation has commenced following her fall from a high-rise.
Local authorities are looking into the circumstances around her death, leaving all possibilities on the table.
The possibility of an accident, suicide, homicide or femicide has not been ruled out, as reported by Brazilian outlet ND Mais.
Following the death of the 27-year-old, who is from Itajaí, on the North Coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil, her mother took to social media.
Darla Bilhar spoke to followers after the tragedy, pleading with those online to respect her daughter's memory and the family's mourning.
Kauana Bilhar's mother posts emotional video
Darla took to her Instagram account on Thursday (July 9) to speak about the tragic situation, stating that she initially didn't want to speak publicly.
The mom explained that she decided to speak up following the reaction from those online following her daughter's death, including the spreading of comments and information about her daughter, without the family's permission.
Darla asked for Kauana's memory to be respected and remain free of judgment and rumors online as the investigation continues.
Speaking in a video on Instagram yesterday, she said, translated from Portuguese: "It is with my soul in pieces that I come to speak out.
"While I try to find the strength to face the greatest pain a mother can feel, I have to watch my daughter's memory being judged, exposed, and disrespected by people who did not know her story."
She also sent a message to the media, asking that they handle the case properly, adding: "Informing is different from judging. Reporting is different from condemning.
"To all those who are spreading rumors or issuing opinions without knowing the facts, I ask only one thing: have empathy."
Darla also said that she will take legal action against those making false claims about Kauana, explaining: "My daughter deserves respect. She can no longer respond to the accusations, the malicious comments, the stories being created about her.
"Those who truly knew her know the kind of person she was, her dreams, her humanity."
"I will fight with all my strength to defend my daughter's honor," she concluded.
The investigation continues
Darla has since travelled to Dubai to both keep up with the investigation and to organise the repatriation of her daughter's body to Brazil.
Kauana recently shared news of her engagement to followers back in June, which was her last post on that Instagram account.
The date of the influencer's death remains unclear.