The Bully Chain : Episode 26 : I Couldn't Protect Her

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The mother of a teenager who tried to take her own life says she’s racked with guilt over not being able to protect her daughter from schoolyard bullies.

The 15 year old overdosed on pills on Saturday afternoon.

She was rushed to a Gauteng hospital where a medical team managed to resuscitate her..

Her mother reached out to Hot1027 news to try and warn other parents about what can happen , as we put bullying under the floodlight this November.

Hot 1027’s Tara Penny has more…
17 Nov 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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