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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Jools’ Law: Mother battling social media firms for answers over son’s death urges MPs to act

A mother who is battling social media companies for answers over her 14-year-old son’s death is demanding action from MPs as they debate her proposed changes to online safety law in the House of Commons on Monday.

Ellen Roome, 48, has been left not knowing why her son Jools Sweeney died for years, after she found his body in his room on 13 April 2022, having spoken with him on the phone earlier in the evening when he told her he had been playing football with his friends and said his last words to her: “Love you.”

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