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Polish teenager who took her own life was 'victim of bullying', coroner told | Polish teenager who took her own life was 'victim of bullying', coroner told |
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A 16-year-old Polish girl who took her own life at school was bullied at school, police told a coroner's court. | A 16-year-old Polish girl who took her own life at school was bullied at school, police told a coroner's court. |
Dagmara Przybysz, who moved to Britain with her family nine years ago, was found dead last May. | Dagmara Przybysz, who moved to Britain with her family nine years ago, was found dead last May. |
Now a coroner has been told that detectives found evidence she was bullied and pushed in a school corridor. | Now a coroner has been told that detectives found evidence she was bullied and pushed in a school corridor. |
The teenager had complained of classroom racism on the Ask.fm website two years before she was found hanging at Pool Academy, Cornwall. | The teenager had complained of classroom racism on the Ask.fm website two years before she was found hanging at Pool Academy, Cornwall. |
Detective constable Craig Daddow, of Camborne CID, told a pre-inquest review that "we spoke to many pupils and we gathered evidence that there were incidents in which Dagmara was bullied by a group of girls, and she was also pushed in a corridor on one occasion", The Plymouth Herald reported. | |
Dagmara, who was reportedly passionate about fashion and photography, was described as "beautiful, bright and creative" by her school following her death. | Dagmara, who was reportedly passionate about fashion and photography, was described as "beautiful, bright and creative" by her school following her death. |
Asked online what problems she had in school she replied: "Racism." | Asked online what problems she had in school she replied: "Racism." |
She added that her friends calling her "nasty" behind her back made her feel sad. | She added that her friends calling her "nasty" behind her back made her feel sad. |
The comments were made three years ago, but, after her death, several friends referred to continued problems. | The comments were made three years ago, but, after her death, several friends referred to continued problems. |
One friend posted online: "It is so sad what people do to make people do this stuff." | One friend posted online: "It is so sad what people do to make people do this stuff." |
A full inquest is expected to take place later this year. | A full inquest is expected to take place later this year. |
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