Coroner offers ''deepest sympathies'' to parents of London teenager
Molly Russell took her own life back in 2017
A coroner has offered the family of 14-year-old Molly Russell his “deepest sympathies” ahead of the inquest into her death.
Molly, from Harrow, north-west London, is known to have viewed material linked to anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide before ending her life in November 2017, prompting her family to campaign for better internet safety.
The inquest into her death was delayed in March after thousands of pages of new evidence about her internet history were submitted.
Her family’s five-year wait for answers is set to end as the inquest, which could last up to two weeks, begun today.
Coroner Andrew Walker at North London Coroner’s Court said at the start of the hearing: “I will begin by offering my deepest sympathies to the family who have attended here today.”
The courtroom, which sits 30 people, was filled to capacity, with Molly’s relatives, including her sister, her mother, Janet, and her father, Ian, a packed press bench and lawyers representing Pinterest, Meta, and the family all present.