Inquest hears of schoolgirl's suicide following alleged Snapchat cyberbullying campaign targeting Amelia Bath (West Sussex)
The coroner heard that 12-year-old Amelia Bath took her own life after enduring a severe bullying ordeal on the social media platform, with family and friends describing how she was targeted by online aggressors before being found dead in West Sussex earlier today; authorities are currently investigating whether specific individuals were responsible for inciting or participating in this distressing campaign.
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1Amelia Bath, a bright and funny twelve-year-old girl living in the UK's South East region of England known as Wessex or Wexford depending on context here but specifically West Sussex according to reports was tragically deceased.
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2The family has raised over £1600 through GoFundMe for funeral expenses while also supporting children hospice care initiatives following her death which occurred after she ended life due Snapchat bullying incidents reported by friends and peers in the weeks prior
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3An official coroner's court hearing is currently underway to determine provisional cause of death based on evidence presented regarding targeted harassment from bullies via social media platform known as SnapChat
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Amelia Bath's family have paid tribute to the deceased girl as a 'bright', funny and kind-hearted child while raising over £16,000 on GoFundMe for funeral costs.
— [Mar 24, 22:15] Girl, 12, found dead at West Sussex home after reported Snapchat bullying (Irishmirror.ie)Amelia Bath was targeted by bullies on the social media platform in the weeks leading up to her death.
— [Mar 24, 20:35] Girl, 12, found dead at West Sussex home after alleged 'bullying on Snapchat' (Dailyrecord.co.uk)'It is understood that Amelia Bath was found by her mother', according to reports regarding the circumstances of death.
— [Mar 24, 09:35] Girl, 12, found dead at home after 'bullying on Snapchat' (Birminghammail.co.uk)'A schoolgirl took her own life after being targeted by bullies', according to the inquest hearing.
— [Mar 24, 08:35] Inquest hears of a twelve-year-old girl's cause - death following family and friends' testimony on Snapchat bullying (Daily Mail)'A Girl was found dead after ending her life over snapchat', according to the Sun report.
— [Mar 24, 07:35] 'Girl,12,founddeadinroombymumafterendinglifeoversnapchatbullying'-thesun.co.ukAmelia Bath died from hanging at a West Sussex home on March 6 after friends told parents she had been bullied via Snapchat in recent weeks, leading an area coroner to classify the cause of death as unnatural. Her aunt has launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised over £16,000 for funeral expenses and donations to children's hospice Chestnut Tree House while police review wider circumstances surrounding her suicide.
A coroner's court heard that a "bright" twelve-year-old girl died on March 6 from hanging at home, with friends reporting she had been targeted by bullies via Snapchat in the weeks prior to her death while appearing happy earlier that evening. Her aunt launched a GoFundMe fundraiser raising over £16,000 for funeral costs and donations to children's hospice Chestnut Tree House following news of Amelia Bath's unnatural but non-suspicious passing.
A 12-year-old schoolgirl named Amelia Bath took her own life by hanging after being targeted as a bully on Snapchat in recent weeks, according to an inquest heard at West Sussex Coroner's Court. Her family claimed she appeared happy and joking the evening before her death but was unaware of ongoing bullying until friends informed them shortly prior.
A twelve-year-old girl was discovered deceased in a West Sussex room following reports of bullying via the social media app Snapchat. Her mother paid tribute to what she described as "bright and funny" before finding that her daughter had ended her life due to this online harassment, which is being widely reported across multiple news outlets including The Sun, Wales Online, Irish Mirror, Birmingham Live, and The Daily Mail (The Mirror).