Mia Janin: Schoolboys made fun of girl before her death

Schoolboys allegedly used a group chat to make fun of a 14-year-old fellow pupil who is believed to have killed herself, an inquest has heard.

Mia Janin, a pupil at the Jewish Free School (JFS) in Kenton, north-west London, was found dead at her family home in Harrow in March 2021.

Her father, Mariano Janin, has said he believes she was cyber-bullied.

Statements given by Mia's friends to the Met Police following her death were read to the inquest.

Barnet Coroner's Court heard evidence that Mia was bullied at school and their friendship group was nicknamed the "suicide squad" in the months leading up to her death.

They said that one of Mia's TikToks was shared to a Snapchat group chat run by male pupils at JFS, where they made fun of her.

One child said the boys used the group chat to share nude photos of girls.

The child added: "They took screenshots of girls' faces on social media and made fun of them. They shared a video of Mia's TikTok and made fun of her."

They said the boys also photoshopped girls' faces onto the bodies of pornography performers.

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