Email told pupils their throats would be slit

SCHOOLS and parents have been urged to ensure young children are fully aware of the internet’s dangers after a group of 11-year-old girls were emailed anonymous messages claiming their throats would be slit.

The violent message was sent to three fifth class students at St Aidan’s primary school in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, on Monday.

In a graphic threat, it warned that the email’s recipients would be killed unless they forwarded the message, claiming their throats and wrists would be slashed and their eyeballs removed if they did not comply.