The mother of a schoolgirl who died three days after taking an overdose of prescription tablets has said her daughter was 'betrayed'.
Semina Halliwell, 12, from Southport, died at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool on June 12, 2021. An inquest into her death has now come to an end, with a conclusion described by grieving mum Rachel Halliwell as "enormously dissatisfying", the ECHO reports.
The inquest heard that the year seven Stanley High School pupil had suffered from months of bullying and harassment after allegedly being sexually abused by a boy in January 2021.
On the night of June 8 - one day before Semina was due to give a video interview about the alleged rape - Merseyside Police were once again called to the family home.
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