Bullies Torment Schoolgirl With Fake Online Boyfriend Then Tells Her On Facebook He Committed Suicide
Two cold-hearted teenagers tricked a schoolgirl into believing she had an online boyfriend - then lied on Facebook that he had committed suicide and accused her of being responsible.
The shocking case that sounds more like something out of a bad TV show than real-life, demonstrates how cyber-bullies can use the internet to torment their victims.
The two 16-year-old girls hatched the elaborate plot after a row with the 15-year-old who also lives in Blackburn, Lancashire.
The cruel hoax began last December after one of the older girls accused the younger one of seeing her ex-boyfriend.
The girls created a fake Facebook profile under the name "Jaydon Rothwell" then used it to sent messages to the girl, convincing her he was real and that they were starting to form a relationship.
To stir things up they then posted a comment on his page from another girl, but when the victim challenged "Jaydon" about this she received the horrifying news that he had committed suicide after being dumped by his girlfriend.
In a further sinister twist, the girls created a Facebook page called "RIP Jaydon Rothwell" which attracted 2,000 members - and the 15-year-old was targeted with abusive phone calls blaming her for what she still believed was a genuine tragedy.
According to the bogus tribute page, Jaydon had consumed a lethal cocktail of drink and drugs after his girlfriend accused him of being unfaithful.
In the days that followed, still convinced the story was true, the girl desperately tried to contact his relatives to send her condolences.
Meanwhile she received threatening phone calls, texts and Facebook messages from those behind the hoax, which mushroomed as other teenagers unaware it was a hoax joined in.
It was only after police checked records of sudden deaths in the area and confirmed "Jaydon" had never existed that the girl was told the truth.
Now officers have ordered her tormentors to apologise to her face-to-face.
The chilling and calculated case - thought to be the first of its kind - illustrates some of the growing dangers of online bullying.
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ehyon8
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That' too harsh.
- 1 year ago
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ehyon8
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OrbViper
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Surely there should be some form of retributive justice involved here, considering it seems that they wanted to at least cause severe mental harm, and perhaps indirectly physical harm, to this girl. Getting the two girls to say 'sorry' to her face just seems like a joke.
- 1 year ago
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OrbViper
