🔴 Molly Russell's dad says 'we must stop young lives being wasted' after five-year inquest wait
Molly Russell, whose family’s five-year wait for answers is set to end as an inquest will finally examine whether algorithms used by social media firms contributed to her death The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell has urged action to “prevent such a young life being wasted again” as theIan Russell spoke of the “torment” his daughter “must have endured” before her death in November 2017.
Paying tribute to his daughter, while her mother and sister watched on, Mr Russell said: “It is nearly five years since Molly died. “Five years ago, as Molly’s feelings of worthlessness grew and her sense of helplessness deepened, as ending her life seemed to her like a solution – while to us her life seemed very normal.”
Mr Russell read tributes from Molly’s friends, including a poem read at her funeral which said: “Thank you for inspiring us to face our fear, for making us want to do better, for encouraging us to grow and be good people.”