A MILFORD Haven mum is trying to raise more than £8,000, so she can find out what led to her daughter's death.

Nicola Harteveld is fundraising to cover legal costs for her late daughter Megan's inquest.

The 14-year-old took her own life at her family home on February 7, 2017.

Despite presenting as a kind, vivacious, funny, popular and confident teenager, it later emerged Megan had been subjected to vicious online bullying.

At a pre-inquest hearing in February, solicitor Kirsten Heaven said an alleged assault by a teacher and eating problems had also occupied the weeks leading up to her death.

Following the tragedy, her parents had learned the teenager was offered counselling, and had been issued with a ‘time-out’ pass, for use when she was struggling to cope in class.

"We need answers as to how this was allowed to happen," said Nicola.

"Megan always had a smile on her face and a spring in her step.

"However in school this is not the carefree girl her friends describe.

"She was moody, emotional, angry and upset. So bad was her emotional state, she had a time-out pass to pardon her from lessons when she felt she could not cope.

"She was receiving counselling, and we as her parents had no idea.

"If we had known how emotionally distressed she was, we would have known something was very wrong.

"We would have been able to help her."

28-day deadline

Megan's family are using the Crowd Justice page to raise the money they need, which will pay for a team of legal experts who will set out what the inquest looks at, and establish which questions are asked.

But, the family has just 28 days left to reach their target, otherwise all the pledges are refunded.

The site has previously been used by junior doctors seeking judicial reviews, pension campaigners and charities.

Justice for Megan

"The inquest will look into the reasons and circumstances as to why Megan took her own life, why vital warning signs were missed, why the evidence was not shared and most fundamentally what needs to be done in the future to ensure this never happens again," said Nicola.

"The outcome of this inquest will, I hope with all my heart, stop the needless loss of any further young lives.

"That would be justice for Megan."

She added: "We need to know what has happened, and why it went so tragically wrong for Megan.

"It won’t bring her back, but it will help prevent this from ever happening again.

"It is vital that these issues are fully examined and lessons are learned by all involved to ensure this never happens again."

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