Start of inquest delayed as family of 14-year-old who killed herself in 2017 await material from Meta
The family of Molly Russell, the 14-year-old who killed herself in 2017 after viewing harmful content online, have expressed frustration at the time taken by Meta to disclose data relevant to her death, a coroner has heard.
Oliver Sanders QC, representing Molly’s family, told a pre-inquest review: “If I could just put on record the immense frustration and disappointment of the family at the fact that we’re conducting this process now when it could and should have been conducted two years ago.”
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