Mum of tragic suicide teen discovered bullying text messages after daughter's death
30.08.2023 - 14:01
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The mum of a teenager who died by suicide only discovered she was being bullied after her daughter’s tragic death. Macie Vella took her own life at her dad’s home on July 26 last year after arguing with her girlfriend earlier that night.
The 18-year-old’s phone was examined as part of a police investigation into her passing. But her family then discovered a series of text messages which revealed Macie’s life had been made “a living hell” by youngsters who taunted her about the way she looked.
Mum Linda Murray, 40, who now lives in Windermere in the Lake District, has struggled with grief after Macie's passing. She told LancsLive: “It was only when the police looked into Macie's death that we found out she was being bullied quite badly.
“They made her life a living hell. The last 12 months have been nothing short of devastating for us as her family as we have tried to navigate through what can only be described as hell. The loss of Macie is felt massively by all her family and friends - with a void being constant and at times unbearable.
"As part of this grieving process, as a family we felt that it is a priority to keep Macie's memory alive and to raise awareness in her honour. Our objective is to educate people on the danger and impact that their words and actions can have on an individual and the families that are left behind."
An inquest held last year heard how Macie, a former pupil of Up Holland High School and Scarisbrick Hall School near Ormskirk, had struggled with mental health issues since the age of 10. There had been incidents where she had self-harmed when she was as young as 13 and on one occasion she took an overdose at school.
Macie, from Skelmersdale, who had secured offers at five universities after passing
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