Bullied girl’s heartbreaking secret diary found after shock death by suicide

A 14-year-old girl who was being bullied at school left behind a secret diary detailing her harrowing suffering before she died by suicide.

A 14-year-old girl tragically killed herself on the way home from a party after struggling with bullying, an UK inquest heard.

Uma Gupta had become upset at the event in Manchester and was heard saying: “I don’t want to be here, I want to kill myself.”

She told friends her mum was coming to pick her up but instead died while walking home on March 2, 2019.

An inquest heard how Uma was bullied at school and kept a secret diary, Manchester Evening News reports.

In the months leading up to her death, the Parrs Wood High School student had made heartbreaking entries in the journal about wanting to die.

One in October 2018 said she “loved” her family and friends and asked people not to be “upset”.

Uma, who performed onstage with Ariana Grande at the One Love concert with the Parrs Wood Harmony Choir, had been upset by the suicide of a distant relative in September 2018.

Her family noticed her mood changing and said she was becoming “low and withdrawn”.

Uma Gupta’s secret diary found after she died by suicide. Picture: MEN Media/Australscope

In December 2018, she was taken to hospital by police after being found in the street banging her head against the ground, saying she “wanted to die”.

Uma was assessed by a psychiatrist in hospital, who found she wasn’t at risk of suicide, and referred her to mental health services and social services.

The teen revealed during a psychiatric assessment she was being bullied at school by a girl who had “threatened to stab her”.

Paul Heron, head of learning at Parrs Wood, told the inquest the bully was excluded and no other reports were made after January 2019.

On March 2, 2019, Uma made her way to the party after being told by her parents “how beautiful she looked”.

They told the hearing: “She seemed happy.”

But once at the event, Uma’s mood changed and witnesses told how she started sobbing in the kitchen and bathroom.

It was then she left the party and the tragedy unfolded just before 10pm.

Her diary contained entries detailing her suffering after being bullied at school. Picture: MEN Media/Australscope

In a statement, Uma’s parents said: “Uma was always the life and soul of the party and didn’t struggle to make friends.

“She loved life and will be missed by everyone. She lit up a room whenever she walked in. The family home is not the same since she died. It’s very quiet.”

Parrs Wood principal Mark McElwee described Uma’s death as “very upsetting for the whole school community” at the hearing.

He said a number of new guidelines were in place following the tragedy – including a confidential bullying reporting line.

The school also has “mental health champions” – staff trained as mental health first aiders – and an “ask twice” policy regarding pupils’ wellbeing.

Senior coroner Nigel Meadows recorded a conclusion of suicide.

He said: “I am satisfied that Uma is the only person who caused herself harm.

“I am satisfied she deliberately did that and all the available evidence is that’s what she intended to do.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission