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Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

Thursday 06 January 2011

A woman who took her own life after posting a desperate bid to kill herself on her Facebook page was ignored and mocked by some of her 1,082 ‘friends.’

Tragic charity worker Simone Back, lonely and depressed, left a suicide note on her Facebook page threatening to kill herself.

Instead of being offered help and support friends responded with cruel messages.  To which Simone replied: ‘Took all my pills be dead soon so bye bye every one.’

One user replied calling her a liar who ‘overdoses all the time’ while another said it was ‘her choice’.

Even more tragically Simone is thought to have been dying of an overdose on Christmas day when the messages were left.

Understandably, Miss Back’s mother demanded to know why none of her daughter’s 1,082 Facebook friends never tried to save her.

Jennifer Langridge, 60, said: ‘Nobody told me anything about it until the following day when I was sent a text saying “Get help”. I am disabled so can’t get up the stairs to Simone’s flat so I called the police straight away. It is upsetting to think nobody did anything for my daughter.’

Miss Back’s friend, Samantha Owen, said: ‘Everyone just carried on arguing with each other on Facebook like it wasn’t happening. Some of those people lived within walking distance of Simone.

‘If one person just left their computer and went to her house her life could have been saved.’

Miss Back posted her final status update at 10.53pm on Christmas Day. At 11pm, one of Miss Back’s friends wrote in response: ‘She ODs all the time and she lies.’

An hour later a Facebook user wrote: ‘Did you catch the part about Simone taking pills?? .. the ‘bye bye’ part?? Did anyone go by personally and check on Simone.. or call 999?? what’s wrong with you people??’

The first friend responded: ‘She does it all the time, takes all of her pills,’ adding: ‘She’s not a kid anymore.’

Another Facebook user replied: ‘If any of you lot actually call yourself a friend one of you should call around and see if she’s ok, so glad I don’t personally know any of you, heartless.’

After Miss Back’s body was discovered on Boxing Day, her mother posted a message on her daughter’s page saying: ‘My daughter Simone passed away today so please leave her alone now.’

Miss Back, from Brighton, is thought to have had relationship troubles.

A spokesman for the site insisted the safety of its users was of “paramount importance”.

A statement said Facebook was “deeply saddened” to hear of Ms Back’s death.

What do you think about Simone's tragic story?

 

Posted by OzzieBorn

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

It's awful. I felt down and posted how bad I felt on facebook (not my real account). Several of my "friends", none of which know me, posted some helpful advice, kind words and were all nice. I didn't have one single horrible things said. I wish she had some descent people on her friend list that were online when she needed them. I guess they were enjoying Christmas and only the mean, nasty ones were online Christmas day. I hope they are proud of themselves.

Posted 06/01/2011 13:16:40

Posted by sugar sweet

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

facebook has sunk to a new low, allowing a women to post about a suicide bid with no monitoring or anything. if it was monitored maybe she would have been saved.

Posted 06/01/2011 14:23:32

Posted by onemoretime

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

All this actually proves is that none of her 'friends' were actually friends. This is the problem with these sites, it's not the real world. I don't understand this conecpt of being nasty to people that you don't even know

Posted 06/01/2011 15:22:14

Posted by n.s

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

Poor woman, she gave a desparate cry for help, and was just ignored or got abused. What is wrong with these people?? Hope they can live with themselves now. That's what can be wrong with these sites, they're plastic, if she had contacted her true friends and family, maybe she could have been saved. Awful.

Posted 07/01/2011 09:16:30

Posted by ukguy

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

It shouldnt be called a "friends" list koz half of them dont give a damn about u!So Im actually not suprised that her cries were ignored & mocked!
Every person who shows signs of suicidel thoughts should be taken seriously.Xmas day ffs! I got one word for all those heartless "friends",..Karma.

Posted 08/01/2011 00:23:57

Posted by hayleyg124

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

I don't know this woman neither am i one of the 1082 friends she had but i know she made multiple threats of killing herself and never followed them through! it is an attention thing if she had truly wanted to do it she wouldn't have told anyone. plus if one of those people had of called an ambulance and she had of lied about the whole thing how would you have felt if a story about someone dying from something because of a prank call in the area its the boy who cried wolf!

Posted 08/01/2011 14:56:56

Posted by proudmummy136

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

If someone makes multiple threats or not, when someone makes a cry for help someone should take it seriously if it is or isnt, because at the end of the day this poor woman is dead, a charity worker? she did good for people that had bad things happening, when where was anyone for her when she needed help! kicking her down making her feel worse! if i was one of them people that commented an slated her that day, id hang my head in shame! its not only she who suffered but her mother to!
r.i.p

Posted 09/01/2011 14:50:27

Posted by janeyboo

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

If someone is crying for help, whether or not that have suggested they would do something several times then they need to be looked after! If someone had called an ambulance for this woman and she hadnt done anything, then maybe she would have been given the help she so clearly needed before this tragedy! If any of my friends put anything like that on facebook id at least give them a call to check they are ok! come on people this is a horrible thing to have happened and no one offering help just shows was a uncaring world we live in!

Posted 14/01/2011 20:31:50

Posted by momof4

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

I'm so glad I have friends that love me. You so called "friends" are heartless and cruel. What a sad way to go, ALONE. :(

Posted 08/02/2011 19:44:44

Posted by ParaPrincess.

RE: Facebook friends let suicide bid woman die

She probably always posted suicide 'threats' and they were all just cries for attention and ultimately ended in her demise.

Posted 11/02/2011 16:46:24



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