Officials in Massachusetts believe there’s been another deadly case of cyber-bullying in the apparent suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince of South Hadley, Mass.
Prince moved last year to the area from Ireland. While making the transition to a new town and a new country, Prince, officials believe, became the target of intense cyber-bullying, which may have contributed to her apparent suicide.
CBS News correspondent Whit Johnson reports Prince seemed to be well-adjusted and happy, but underneath, friends say, the 15-year-old freshman was tormented — a victim of cyber-bullying.
A friend who did not want to be identified told CBS News, “She was being bullied because she was pretty and people were just jealous.” Prince’s classmate also said he was one of her closest friends, but she never revealed her pain.