Defendants seek medical records of Phoebe Prince

LAWYERS for the Phoebe Prince bullying defendants have filed a motion seeking all her medical records.

Defendants seek medical records of Phoebe Prince
Wed, 11 Aug, 2010 - 01:00

The 15-year-old student from Clare hanged herself after repeated bullying at South Hadley High School in the US in January. It later turned out she had a troubled psychiatric past.

The motion for access is needed for a strong defence, a lawyer for the defendants has argued.

“These records contain information regarding longstanding depression, prior suicide attempts, prescription of anti-depression medications,” wrote the defence attorney.

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