Girl, 11, who died by suicide 'was not heard' by 'inadequate' mental health services, court told

After finding Milly Tuomey's suicide diary there was an urgent referral in December 2015 to mental health services, but an appointment was only given for the day after she died in 2016

(Left to right) Fiona Tuomey with her husband Tim and daughter Daisy at the Four Courts in Dublin today where they settled over the loss of their daughter Milly Tuomey to suicide in 2016. 'Today Milly’s voice was heard. This was an 11-year-old child, our precious daughter Daisy’s sister.' Picture: Collins Courts

The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died by suicide has spoken in the High Court how her daughter had struggled and they sought help in the eight weeks before her death, but her voice had not been heard.

Milly Tuomey, weeks before taking her own life, posted on Instagram the date on which she intended to die and her parents sought to access help, but her mother told a judge the mental health services in this country are “woefully inadequate”.