The tragic case of 14-year-old Mia Janin, who took her own life after being subjected to bullying both online, notably in a vicious Snapchat group, and in person, has sparked widespread concern and calls for action. Her father, Mariano Janin, has been vocal in his criticism of how the situation was handled, particularly highlighting the school's response to the bullying. He claims that the school instructed students to delete messages related to the bullying while police investigations were underway. Furthermore, the Metropolitan Police has committed to returning a lost sim card that belonged to Mia, which could contain crucial evidence regarding the bullying she faced. This case has raised questions about the effectiveness of current measures to protect children from cyberbullying and the responsibilities of schools in such situations.
"It's part of their world, a world that we don't know where the limits are." Father of Mia Janin, who took her own life after being bullied talks to @skysarahjane about the dangers of phones for children. https://t.co/FZPxqkOhCX 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/n7x5ZYLNth
"Our daughter's never coming back... We don't need answers quickly, we need it done properly." The parents of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, a student who was killed in Nottingham, speak to Sky News. #SJUK https://t.co/JWv12AOHzB 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/4O8U4epbOb
🔴 The Metropolitan Police has promised to return the lost mobile phone of a pupil who took her own life, after her father claimed her school had ordered pupils to delete bullying messages they had sent https://t.co/RuKL9B0fvM
Met police to return lost sim card of bullied schoolgirl who killed herself https://t.co/mEYZKsO8XA
The father of a 14-year-old girl who took her own life after being bullied has claimed her school told students to delete messages while police investigated. https://t.co/VMgWZwpjlF
Devastated father of schoolgirl Mia Janin who took her own life after she was bullied in vicious Snapchat group claims 14-year-old's school 'asked the kids to delete the messages' https://t.co/de3jVke7wJ https://t.co/4kuZiV21gF
“We found a screenshot of her saying she was prepared to be badly bullied” Mariano Janin, the father of Mia Janin, who took her own life after being bullied both online and in person, tells #BBCLauraK about her experience https://t.co/cvGkrUEY4K https://t.co/OGO1V0dS28
"The father of a girl who took her own life says cyber-bullying should be made a specific crime to protect children." https://t.co/SQWjGzfj5g