Singer Jil Janus commits suicide

Jil Janus, lead vocalist of Jil Janus, lead vocalist of  rock band Huntress,  took her own life after battling with mental illness for a long time. She was 43.Janus killed herself outside Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, her relatives and bandmates said in a statement released through publicist Alexandra Greenberg, reports The New York Times. Blake Meahl, the founding member of Huntress, made a Facebook post about the singer’s suicide on Thursday.He wrote: “I hope you have found the peace that you couldn’t find on this planet.” Starting her career at a young age, Janus was co-composer and creator of an upcoming rock opera with Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Angus Clark and had a decade-long career as NYC DJ Penelope Tuesdae. Janus had been open about her struggles with mental illness, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 20. (IANS)