Her last requests were included in the letters, one of which asked her mother to tell her tale and the other to go on for her newborn brother, Will.
The Howards, desperate to uncover an explanation, finally learned that their daughter was plagued by bullying wherever she went.
They claim it drove her over the edge that evening when it spread to social media applications like Snapchat and others.
Without disclosing the specifics of the texts and bullying that caused Charlotte such anguish, Mat added, “She hardly had her phone, but it was enough to lead to this.”
With the backing of Australia’s prime minister, the parents are now advocating for legislation that would prohibit teens under the age of sixteen from using social media.
