Mother campaigns to stop cyber bullies

by isleofman.com 18th October 2013

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The mother of Caitlin Alker has spoken of the torment her daughter suffered from heartless taunts on Facebook before she died.
The 19 year old received more than 300 abusive messages on the social media site in the days before she hanged herself last August.
The coroner at her inquest this week said the Facebook campaign was a contributing factor to her death.
There's no law against cyber bullying but police in the Island say they're designing a new digital strategy to help individuals subject to harassment and abuse online.
Now Caitlin's mum Michelle has joined her daughter's friends in setting-up a Facebook page to stop the same thing happening to anyone else.
She says Caitlin was driven to despair by cruel messages:
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Friday 18th, October 2013 08:40pm.

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