A 16-year-old girl took her own life by stepping in front of a train after she was bullied about a break-up.
Lucy Fagg decided to end her life on March 6 at a station in Sturry near Canterbury in Kent after she had been subjected to name-calling and bullying after a break-up.
On the day she committed suicide, her mother and friend rushed to see her at the station but they got stuck on the wrong side as the train approached.
The two watched helplessly as Lucy stepped in front of the train.
After the incident, British Transport Police investigated and discovered the events leading up to the teenager’s death.
The inquest heard how the teen, who wanted to become a zookeeper, had been ‘a little bit down’ before she committed suicide.
According to reports, Lucy had been feeling down after having to sit an exam in a different room from her classmates.
After class, she went for a meal with a male friend before going on a bus. He described how she had ‘skipped off, blowing kisses to him as she got off the bus.’
Lucy returned home but told her mom she was going to buy some fruits from the supermarket.
Rebecca Saunders, who led the investigation, said that Lucy received a message on social media and that left her very upset. She then told another friend that she was ‘done.’
Lucy’s very concerned friend and her mother rushed to Sturry railway station but they got stuck behind the level crossing barriers.
Sadly, Lucy was struck by the train and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her devastated family paid tribute to the ‘kindhearted and beautiful young woman.’
Lucy’s sister, Sophie, said: “She was the sweetest, most kind-hearted girl in the world; the most innocent and lovely girl you could have met.
“She was so beautiful and had a truly wonderful soul. Lucy did anything she could for anyone. She was an amazing sister.
“She was always giggling, that amazing little giggle that I yearn to hear once more.”
Her heartbroken mother, Tammy, added: “There was no failing in Lucy’s book. Once she achieved something, that was that, next project.
“It was like a little bucket list — ‘I wanted to do that, done it, I wanted to do that, done it’. She had to give things the best she had.
“There’s not a sport she wasn’t good at — diving, fishing, long jump, gymnastics.”
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