Jayne Pearce was hounded on Facebook after her account was hacked and two women posted a “confession” that she had tried to smother a babyA judge has slammed Facebook as a “tool for evil” after a woman took a drug overdose when two mothers hacked into her account and posted a fake confession that she had tried to smother one of their babies, a court heard. Jayne Pearce, 23, was charged with attempted murder and detained in prison for ten weeks before police realised the allegation was false. Although she was cleared and the two mothers arrested, Ms Pearce was found dead in her flat in Royton, Greater Manchester, having taken a fatal combination of cocaine, anti-depressants and vodka. The two mothers — Leonie Hampson-Ogden, 24, and Shauna Stanway, 21 — were jailed for ten months each today after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice. Passing the…

Source: The Times February 06, 2017 17:03 UTC