Bullying victim gets huge online support

11-year-old from Vosges has suffered harassment from classmates

Published Wednesday 20 December 2017 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 20 December 2017 - 15:00

A girl who received threatening letters in her school locker has now received hundreds more letters and online messages, this time of support and solidarity.

The 11-year-old from Vosges, became the subject of an online furore when her aunt – whose family takes care of the child full-time as her parents are no longer around – posted photos of threatening letters the girl had received from bullies in her locker.

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