A 12-year-old girl who was found dead at her home during the pandemic had taken her own life after feeling bullied and isolated, an inquest has heard.
Charley Ann Patterson was found dead by her dad at her home in Cramlington, Northumberland, on October 1, 2020. An inquest into her death heard how she told a nurse that she had been bullied online and she couldn't speak to her friends to reconcile due to being at home during the covid-19 lockdown.
The hearing, sitting at County Hall in Morpeth, Northumberland, heard how advanced paediatric nurse practitioner Rachel Lucy Bell spoke to the youngster when she was admitted to Northumbria Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington. The youngster was admitted for issues with her fingers but there were concerns over cuts on her arm as well.
