Inquest told girl’s self-harming was not discovered in class

The principal and the counsellor of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life denied claims by her mother at an inquest that her self- harming was discovered in class by a teacher.

Lara Gibbs-Burns was found in a barn at her family home at Grange, Enfield, Co Meath, on the evening of November 24, 2012.

Her mother, Helene Burns, had previously told Dublin Coroner’s Court that Maynooth Post-Primary School had discovered Lara was self-harming when an incident in which another student saw marks on her arm was not dealt with discreetly by the teacher.