Patric Kriégel said Ana would often be disappointed by the way people reacted to her - she tried very hard to make friends but might sometimes say the wrong thing
The father of Anastasia Kriégel has told the Central Criminal Court his daughter had some issues in school and had set up fake accounts bullying herself.
Patric Kriégel was giving evidence in the trial of two teenage boys who have pleaded not guilty to murdering 14-year-old Anastasia in Lucan almost a year ago.Patric Kriégel said he was retired and had a lot of free time to spend with Ana. He said she was a very happy child in general and was excited about going to secondary school. But he said that changed and she became stressed which was not like her at all.
Mr Kriégel said there had been issues in school. Ana told her father she felt invisible and started to engage in attention-seeking behaviour. He agreed that she set up fake online accounts, bullying herself. He said the school discovered them and Ana owned up to them.He described hearing the doorbell just before 5pm on 14 May, 2018. He saw Ana whispering to someone - she went upstairs quickly to put on her hoodie. He told her that she was supposed to be studying.
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