9 charged in suicide of bullied teen Phoebe Prince

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Here's the story from a British news source. They explain that Phoebe had caught the eye of a popular senior boy and the other girls were psycho jealous about it:

Nine U.S. teenagers have been charged with driving a 15-year-old 'new girl' from Ireland to kill herself, it has been revealed.

Phoebe Prince faced an 'unrelenting' bullying campaign from fellow pupils after she started school in the Massachusetts town of South Hadley last year.

The teenager, who had emigrated to the U.S. from County Clare with her mother and three sisters, was stalked and harassed from September until she killed herself on January 14.

Pheobe was found hanging by her younger sister in a stairwell at the family home. She was still wearing her school clothes.

The 15-year-old was allegedly targeted by a group known as the 'Mean Girls' after she started dating a popular senior football player at her school.

Pupils said Phoebe was called 'Irish slut' and 'whore' on Twitter, Craigslist, Facebook and Formspring.

Her books were knocked out of her hands, items were flung at her, her face was scribbled out of photographs on the school walls, and threatening text messages were sent to her cell phone

The nine teenagers blamed for her death - seven girls and two boys - have been charged with criminal harassment, violation of civil rights and disturbing a school assembly.

The two boys, aged 17 and 18, also face charges of statutory rape - having sex with someone under the age of consent.

Announcing the charges, prosecutor Elizabeth Scheibel said: 'Their conduct far exceeded the limits of normal teenage relationship-related quarrels.

'The investigation revealed relentless activities directed towards Phoebe to make it impossible for her to stay at school. The bullying for her was intolerable.

'The actions of these students were primarily conducted on school grounds during school hours and while school was in session.'

Mrs Scheibel revealed the Phoebe had suffered a 'tortuous' day when she decided to take her own life.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnew...z0jyauPJfU

Beautiful girl.


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