Family of girl, 12, driven to death by Alexander McCartney tell of devastation

In a statement, the grandparents of Cimarron Thomas said: 'We all have been devastated by our granddaughter’s passing'

Cimarron Thomas, 12, took her own life, rather than comply with the demands of Alexander McCartney, 26, the Northern Irish man at the centre of "the UK's largest catfish case". Her father Ben, also pictured, died by suicide a year later.

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The family of a 12-year-old American girl who took her own life while being blackmailed by Alexander McCartney have told of their devastation over her death.