Hannah Smith suicide -she sent vile msgs herself, coroner says

An inquest into the death of 14 year-old Hannah Smith, whose family believe she was bullied to the point of suicide, has ruled she sent vile posts to herself, on *******. Police investigations revealed the posts were made from her laptop and an IP address within her home in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, UK.

The coroner said: 'The evidence I have was that on the balance of probabilities they would all have been at Hannah's own hand. Why she did it, I don't know.'

He did add that Hannah 'had been subject to behaviour that was not acceptable' in the run up to her death, however.

Family say Hannah had her head smashed into a wall and her coat glued to a chair, but her headteacher said Hannah had been involved in two incidents of bullying herself.

Hannah hanged herself in her bedroom August 2nd, 2013.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/06/teen-...was-trolled-by-herself-inquest-hears-4720061/

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/06/hannah-smith-suicide-teenager-cyber-bullying-inquests

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...k-fm-sent-abusive-messages-inquest-hears.html

What is "balance of probabilities" in relation to something like this?

Also, introverted is not the opposite of "bubbly, happy". (form the second article linked) JMO

Tawny said:

What is "balance of probabilities" in relation to something like this?

Also, introverted is not the opposite of "bubbly, happy". (form the second article linked) JMO

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RBBM

Probably that they know the messages came from her computer and IP but can't state conclusively she was the one using the computer. It could theoretically be a family member but if that's deemed unlikely, the balance of probabilities would suggest it had to be her.

Very sad conclusion. I followed this one closely because my husband is from Lutterworth. Thanks, as ever, Zwie, for the update. I swear I wouldn't know about anything happening in this country were it not for you! :loveyou:

JMO

I wonder if Hannah Smith had some underlying issues.

This is a horrific story of a young girl gone too soon. I am a little unsympathetic because it appears she killed herself in an effort to ruin her peer's lives, who she falsely implicated in her suicide. It's a little hard to feel sorry for her when you think of all the lives she negatively touched - for attention.

BritsKate said:

RBBM

Probably that they know the messages came from her computer and IP but can't state conclusively she was the one using the computer. It could theoretically be a family member but if that's deemed unlikely, the balance of probabilities would suggest it had to be her.

Very sad conclusion. I followed this one closely because my husband is from Lutterworth. Thanks, as ever, Zwie, for the update. I swear I wouldn't know about anything happening in this country were it not for you! :loveyou:

JMO

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:floorlaugh: That goes for me too !!

JeannaT said:

This is a horrific story of a young girl gone too soon. I am a little unsympathetic because it appears she killed herself in an effort to ruin her peer's lives, who she falsely implicated in her suicide. It's a little hard to feel sorry for her when you think of all the lives she negatively touched - for attention.

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Obviously, to me, this girl had severe mental problems.