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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

Mother left not knowing why son, 14, died battles social media companies for answers

Ellen Roome

A bereaved mother searching for answers over her 14-year-old son's death is demanding social media companies be forced to allow parents to access their children’s online data.

Ellen Roome found the body of her son Jools Sweeney 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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