“Tragic Secrets Revealed: What Led to a 12-Year-Old’s Heartbreaking Decision After Years of Bullying”
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Desperate to find a reason, the Howards eventually discovered that the bullying that tormented their daughter at school followed her everywhere. It had spread to social media apps like Snapchat and others, which they say pushed her over the edge that night.
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“She barely had her phone, and yet it was enough to lead to this,” Mat explained, keeping the nature of the messages and bullying that caused Charlotte so much distress private.
The parents are now pushing for legislation that would ban social media use for teenagers younger than 16 with the support of Australia’s Prime Minister
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The following morning, Kelly’s heart broke in half when she discovered her daughter’s lifeless body with her phone lying on the floor close by.
Upon asking for explanations from authorities, all they told her was that she had been searching for ways to take her own life and that “in today’s world, all it takes is a quick Google search.”
Twelve-year-old Charlotte O’Brien’s dying wish was for the world to know what happened to her.
Hers is just one of too many tragic stories that have convinced the Prime Minister to ban social media for kids under 16.
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“I feel we’re handling our kids dangerous weapons when we give them these devices,” Kelly reflected. “It’s like giving them the whole world, with all its dangers, right in their hands.”
