Bullied Emma saved when mum finds suicide note; TORMENT: Girl, 11, planned her own funeral.A horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. mum saved her bullied daughter from suicide after stumbling across the girl's farewell note. Diane Sinclair was stunned to discover 11-year-old Emma had even planned her own funeral. And last night, Diane urged parents to be extra vigilant even if they only think something is wrong. She said: "It terrifies me to think what would have happened if I had not come across this. Luckily I was just in time." Diane sneaked into Emma's room to look for clues after her daughter suddenly became withdrawn. She said: "Emma had been bullied for a while but I knew something worse was up. I looked in her wardrobe and what I found chilled me to the bone. "I then found her secret diary which had another note in it and some dreadful stuff written." One of the suicide note A suicide note is a message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide. It is estimated that 12-20% of suicides are accompanied by a note.[1] However, incidence rates may depend on race, method of suicide, and cultural differences and may reach rates as high pages read: "I'm sorry mum, I had to do it. I was scared. If I told you, it would just get worse, if I didn't tell anyone I got hurt." Emma also wrote of her funeral: "I want Miracle Of Love This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. by the Eurythmics eurythmics or eurhythmics (both: y  rĭth`mĭks) and lots of flowers."
The little girl added: "I would like to be cremated with my clothes on, pyjamas pyjamas or US pajamas Noun, pl a loose-fitting jacket or top and trousers worn to sleep in [Persian pai leg + jāma garment] pyjamas, pajamas (US) npl (BRIT actually, but take the ones off that I died in, keep them and put me in another pair. "I will love you always, forever and ever and ever. Just remember we will be together again one day and I will always watch over you always - your little angel XXXX XXXX Army (Graphical Representation/Army) XXXX Fourex (Australian beer) XXXX Four X Level of Decontamination ." A PS tells Diane not to cremate cre·mate tr.v. cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing, cre·mates To incinerate (a corpse). [Latin crem Emma's teddy with her. The horrified mum immediately sat her daughter down and talked through her problems. Emma, from Kinghorn, Fife, had been tormented for years by playground bullies. She was ignored, attacked and had money taken off her every day for months. The Kinghorn Primary pupil said: "I would go into class and they would form a line and not let me pass unless I had a password, which they wouldn't give me. "In the end I had to crawl on my hands and knees under desks to reach mine. I would get my hair pulled and be threatened. I had to give one girl 20p a day otherwise she would beat me up." The abuse, mostly at the instigation INSTIGATION. The act by which one incites another to do something, as to injure a third person, or to commit some crime or misdemeanor, to commence a suit or to prosecute a criminal. Vide Accomplice. of one girl, grew steadily worse. Emma added: "I felt frightened, alone, lost, upset and angry. But in the end I'm glad I was able to talk to my mum about it. "I also spoke to ChildLine who encouraged me not to bottle things up. Now, although the bullying is still going on, I feel I can handle it." Diane said she approached the school and was pleased with the effort they made to beat the bullying. Head Margaret Gillies said: "Any allegation of that nature is treated seriously." |
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