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13-year-old girl dies suddenly after bullying – a family’s plea to NZ’s leaders

Raiana Boyd spent the first day of May shopping with her aunts. They purchased new outfits and had the best time together.

Just hours after they dropped the 13-year-old home she was found dead – the result of a suspected suicide.

Raiana was struggling with bullying and had been seeing a counsellor. But no one realised she was in such a dark place.

The schoolgirl’s family has now written an open letter to the Prime Minister and government begging for more help for teens in crisis in a bid to prevent any other families from dealing with the tragic loss of such a young life. Read the full story here ▶

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