An original passport picture of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis is thought to have been the last picture taken before his death.
12.04.2022 - 16:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A devastated mother wants to publicise a picture of her 12-year-old daughter who died, to raise awareness about bullying.
Rachel Halliwell revealed her daughter Semina took her own life shortly after an interview with a police officer and died on June 12, last year, after spending four nights in hospital.
Before she died Semina a first year pupil at high school claimed she had been raped by an older boy who she said had groomed her over social media.
Now her heartbroken mum, Rachel, has released a photograph of Semina taken in hospital just days before she died, as she raised concerns over how police had handled her daughter’s case.
Rachel, from Southport, claimed Merseyside Police officers investigating the alleged rape made Semina “feel like an inconvenience”, and she has complained to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, report Liverpool Echo.
She says she wants the image released today to act as a warning to others on the devastating impact bullying can have on others.
Rachel said a detective “started talking about all the forms he’d have to fill in and how long it would take him to fill those forms in”. Rachel’s aunt Clare Halliwell says the detective then told Semina: “It’s your word against his and do you really want this hanging over your head for 18 months, because it wouldn’t go to court for 18 months to two years”.
Rachel says she believes Merseyside Police “failed her daughter”. Merseyside Police today told the ECHO it was “not appropriate” to comment on the issues raised ahead of a planned inquest into Semina’s death.
A spokesperson for the force said: “The matter is currently being considered by the Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens coroner and as such it is not appropriate for Merseyside Police to
An original passport picture of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis is thought to have been the last picture taken before his death.
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