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Default Re: 13-year-old commits suicide after repeated bullying for being Welsh
For a moment I thought that The Daily Mail might be overstating the issue of her Welsh origins as the reason for the bullying, but apparently the paper is right.

Reported by The Sun:
Quote:
Sister Megan, 16, told the Leicester hearing: “There had been an issue with bullying.

"A lot of it had to do with the fact she was Welsh.”

The Sun Online - News: Pupil driven to suicide by bullies
And by The Mirror:
Quote:
Sian's sister Megan said: "She was proud of being Welsh and would normally rise above the bullying."

BULLIED GIRL IN SUICIDE - Top Stories - News - Mirror.co.uk
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