The Director of Public Prosecution has directed no charges will be brought in the case of a teenager who died following alleged cyberbullying, an inquest has heard. Following consideration of a substantial file containing 5,500 pages of online messages, the DPP has directed that no charges will be brought, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard on Thursday. Her son Darren was found dead at the Stephenstown Industrial Estate in Balbriggan, Co Dublin on August 23rd, 2012. Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane set a date for a full hearing into the teen’s death, but Ms Hughes said she wants a review of the DPP’s decision. “I want a review of the DPP’s decision and I want to see the (Garda) file,” she said.

Source: The Irish Times January 18, 2018 12:33 UTC