Dutch man on trial in Canada for cyberbullying teen before suicide

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Amanda’s suicide triggered an outcry in Canada and a debate about the dangers of cyberbullying. TheSun TheSundaily Cyberbullying

: The trial of a Dutch man accused of the online harassment of a Canadian teen, who eventually told her story on YouTube before dying by suicide in 2012, has begun in western Canada.

In October 2012, Amanda died by suicide at age 15 after posting a video, seen more than 14 million times, in which she used handwritten flash cards written in marker to explain how she was exploited online. Prosecutor Louise Kenworthy told the court that Amanda suffered harassment from ages 12 to 15 by one person using 20 different screen names on Facebook, YouTube and Skype.

 

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