Intense pain that can make a child so desperate [IrishTimes]
- Published: 05 April 2010
A DAD'S LIFE: Bullying is a huge issue and we need to remain vigilant, writes ADAM BROPHY
PHOEBE PRINCE, an Irish schoolgirl whose family emigrated to the US late last year, killed herself on January 14th. Last week, nine teenagers, seven of them girls and three of them juveniles, were charged in connection with Phoebe’s death following a 10-week criminal investigation. The charges include statutory rape, violation of civil rights, criminal harassment, disturbing a school assembly, stalking as a youthful offender and assault with a dangerous weapon, believed to be either a bottle or a can.
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