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Girl saw social media posts 'too disturbing for police' before taking her own life

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A schoolgirl browsed social media-posts about suicide and self-harm too disturbing for police to look at for extended periods of time, a coroner's court heard.

Before Molly Russell took her own life in 2017 she viewed content online linked to depression, anxiety and suicide. The 14-year-old viewed a lot of 'pretty dreadful' Instagram posts which have now been handed over by parent company Facebook to lawyers investigating her death.

Since his daughter's death, Ian Russell has been a vocal campaigner for reform of social media platforms and set up the Molly Rose Foundation in her memory.

In a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists published in January, he said: "Among the usual school friends, pop groups and celebrities followed by

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