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Miriam Cates appears to reference the case of a 14-year-old girl who is believed to have taken her own life.

Her father, Mariano Janin, believes she was bullied online by other pupils at the Jewish Free School, in Kenton, London, where she was a Year 10 student. One child told the inquest into her death that a post from Mia on TikTok was shared to a Snapchat group run by male pupils at the school, where they made fun of her. Speaking in the Commons, Ms Cates said: "This morning, the press reported the tragic case of a 14-year-old girl who took her own life following horrific social media bullying, including on TikTok and Snapchat.

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