Harrowing final WhatsApp voice note tragic schoolgirl sent friend before taking own life asked her to 'stand by me'

Harrowing final WhatsApp voice note tragic schoolgirl sent friend before taking own life asked her to 'stand by me'

Mariano Janin made a statement following an inquest into his daughter's death

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Georgina Cutler

By Georgina Cutler


Published: 27/01/2024

- 12:29

A coroner ruled that the 14-year-old took her own life after months of bullying by male students

A voice note sent by a schoolgirl before she took her own life after months of relentless bullying has been revealed by her family.

Mia Janin told her friend: "Tomorrow's going to be a rough day. Stand by me," in the early hours of March 12, 2021.


The 14-year-old's parents found her dead at 6.50am that morning at their family home in Barnet, London.

Yesterday, a coroner ruled that the pupil at the Jewish Free School (JFS) in Kenton, took her own life after months of bullying by male students.

Family handout of Mia Janin

The 14-year-old's parents found her dead at 6.50am that morning at their family home in Barnet, London

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Her family have now released the harrowing voice notes Mia sent the night before she was due to return to school.

"Tomorrow's going to be a rough day," Mia said through tears during the message, which was shared with the BBC.

"Stand by me. I'm taking deep breaths. In and out. I'm currently mentally preparing myself to get bullied tomorrow".

The inquest heard that Mia was last seen alive at around 10pm on March 11 2021, when she said good night to her parents.

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The teenager was found hanged by her parents, alongside two undated letters in Mia's handwriting addressed to "her loving family and friends", which "explained that Mia decided to end her life".

Coroner Tony Murphy, sitting at Barnet Coroner's Court, concluded that Mia "took her life while still a child and while still in the process of maturing into adulthood".

She was subjected to a prolonged bullying by male pupils at school and online, which saw her targeted in a degrading boys-only Snapchat group.

Murphy said that neither Mia's family or teachers were aware of the bullying before her death.

Sadly, Mia's mother, Marisa Janin, died just months after her daughter following an aneurysm.

Mariano Janin

Mia's father Mariano Janin said that his daughter was 'failed' by the 'people who were meant to keep her safe'

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Following the inquest, Mia's father Mariano Janin said that his daughter was "failed" by the "people who were meant to keep her safe".

He told reporters: "Nothing will bring back my wife and my daughter Mia. For almost three years, we have sought answers for the loss of Mia.

"Today, we find some of the answers on the failure of the people who trust and were meant to keep her safe.

"My daughter experienced prolonged and sustained bullying in various ways in person and online. In a way, it's a relief this has now been recognised.

"However, there needs to be accountability. Another family cannot live what I have lived. I'm representing my wife and my daughter, who always held kindness towards others, and I will carry on."

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