11-year-old Winnipeg girl dead by suicide after her parents say she was bullied
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The Colombe family is sharing their grief in hopes that schools and parents will do more to stop bullying.
WARNING: This article deals with suicide. Discretion is advised.
Laurenta and Randall Colombe say their daughter Marietta Star was an easygoing, loving child.
“She was very kind and obedient,” says the girl’s mom. “She listened. I always considered her my little helper.”“It didn’t take much to make her happy,” says her dad.
That is, until recently. The Colombes say their 11-year-old started sleeping more, didn’t want to shower or take care of herself and tried to avoid school.
They say she was being bullied.
“It’s just stupid how society is. The way they you’re supposed to look or how you’re supposed to act,” says the girl’s father, her mother adding that she was picked on for her hair and clothes.
Randall Colombe says he went to the north-end elementary school Maurietta attended.
“I (said) my daughter doesn’t like being picked on and being bullied what are you guys going to do about this,” he says. “Nothing was ever done.”
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