Teenager in rail suicide was sent abusive message on social networking site – Telegraph.co.uk

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Published: July 22, 2011

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Worcestershire coroner’s court heard that Natasha MacBryde, a 15-year-old grammar school pupil, had also used the internet to research methods of suicide in the run-up to her death. Speaking after the inquest, Natasha’s parents said they feared that lyrics to one of her favourite songs — Grenade by the American Bruno Mars — may have also encouraged her to take her own life. Det Sgt Erwin told the hearing that officers had spoken to some of Natasha’s friends in the days following her death and had found that she also had a “disagreement” on Facebook on Feb 13. After the jury ruled that the schoolgirl had taken her own life, her parents, Andrew and Jane MacBryde, said they believed anonymous messages on Formspring had played a significant role in the events leading up to her death. click here to read more

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