Suicide letter of bullied girl released

THE grieving parents of a Welsh 13-year-old, who died following a suicide pact with a friend, yesterday released a letter written by their daughter which highlights her anguish at being bullied at school.

On the same afternoon they laid their daughter Laura Rhodes to rest, Yvonne and Michael Rhodes underlined the importance bullying had played in the tragic death of their 13-year-old daughter.

A 1,500-word letter discovered after Laura’s death powerfully underlines her fears of bullying and the feelings of self-loathing she went through as a result.