DEATH EMAIL SENT TO KIDS; CYBERSPACE.A CHAIN email warning of a "little girl who kills you in your sleep" has been sent to dozens of primary pupils. 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. teachers called police after children as young as seven complained about it. The message describes the mysterious death of a teenage boy found dead in bed. It is entitled "11-year-old pregnant girl" and reads: "My name is Ofelia Heras. I'm 16 years old. I'm a murderer. I have no face. When you look at me you'll die immediately." Recipients are told they have 900 seconds to forward the email to 24 people or risk being visited by Ofelia. A pupil at Newquay Junior School in Cornwall said: "My friend couldn't sleep thinking someone would come out of the bathroom and kill her." Headteacher Stephen Bywater Stephen Michael Bywater[1], (born June 7 1981 in Manchester), is an English football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Derby County. Club career West Ham United said: "A girl with no face is going to kill you? That's terrifying for children. "This email was copied to more than 200 others. It takes a perverted per·vert·ed adj. 1. Deviating from what is considered normal or correct. 2. Of, relating to, or practicing sexual perversion. mind to do that." Police are investigating the "deplorable" emails and say anyone who receives one should delete it immediately. |
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