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Mat recalled how his daughter’s improved mood just before she committed suicide caught him off guard. “We knew she had been struggling, but the last two weeks were the best we’d seen her in a long time,” he said.
We seemed to be at last moving forward. The father added, “Kelly prepared her favorite dinner, and she had a great day at school.” “Being so thrilled, she rushed inside, ate her meal, and then skipped off to bed.”
Details of Charlotte O’Brien’s parents’ last moments with their daughter, who was “bullied to death,” were revealed on 60 Minutes’ “Devastating”: Family Remembers Last Hours Before 12-YO Took Her Own Life After Being Bullied
Mat sobbed as he tightly clutched the teddy bear that contained Charlotte’s ashes, saying, “That was the last time we saw her.”
Charlotte attended Santa Sabina College in Sydney’s inner-west in Year 7. She left handwritten notes for her parents before to the tragedy. In one letter, she asked her mother to continue for her infant brother, Will, and in another, she asked them to tell her story. These were her last requests.
“Devastating”: Family Remembers Last Hours Before 12-YO Went Dead After Being Bullied
After a long search for an explanation, the Howards finally learned that their daughter was plagued by bullying everywhere she went. The fact that it had expanded to social media applications like Snapchat and others is said to have been the final straw for her that evening.
“Devastating”: Family Remembers Last Hours Before 12-YO Went Dead After Being Bullied
“She hardly had her phone, but it was enough to lead to this,” Mat said, omitting to mention the type of bullying and communications that caused Charlotte such anguish.
“Devastating”: The parents are now advocating for legislation that would prohibit teens under the age of 16 from using social media, with the backing of Australia’s prime minister. Family Remembers Last Hours Before 12-YO Took Her Own Life After Being Bullied
Kelly’s heart was shattered the next morning when she found her daughter dead and her phone sitting on the floor nearby.
When she asked authorities for explanations, they only said that “in today’s world, all it takes is a quick Google search” and that she had been looking for ways to end her life.
Charlotte O’Brien, who was twelve at the time, wished for the world to know what had happened to her.
Too many heartbreaking tales, including hers, have persuaded the prime minister to forbid children under 16 from using social media.
When we give our children these gadgets, I feel like we’re giving them hazardous weapons,” Kelly thought. “It’s like entrusting them with the entire world, complete with all its perils.”
Following Charlotte’s death, Mat and Kelly went to Canberra to meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in an attempt to push for legislation that would prohibit minors under the age of sixteen from using social media. They were convinced of the risks associated with teens having easy, unfettered access to social media.
“Devastating”: Family Remembers Last Hours Before 12-YO Went Dead After Being Bullied
“It’s time to stop using social media because it’s hurting our children,” Albanese told local media. “I want parents who can say to their kids, ‘Sorry, that’s illegal.'”
If such laws were passed, Charlotte’s parents would know that her death was not in vain. Mat said, “Maybe this can be her legacy, but she didn’t have the chance to build it.”
