The heartbroken mum of a young teen who took her own life after looking up suicide websites has told of her anger after a parliamentary debate on a new bill to improve online safety was postponed.
Sophie Parkinson was just 13 when she died at her family home in Liff, Dundee, in March 2014. Her mum Ruth Moss had taken steps to stop her vulnerable daughter accessing inappropriate websites after discovering the youngster had online relationships with older men and looked at violent pornography.
After her daughter’s death, Ruth discovered she had visited websites that gave tips on how to kill yourself. She said more needs to be done to protect young people from internet-related harm and abuse report the Record.
