Ana Kriegel's mum tells murder trial of horror bullying suffered by her 'vulnerable' daughter
The mother of teenage murder victim Ana Kriegel has told a trial of the horrific bullying suffered by her daughter.
Mrs Kriegel added Ana was also targeted on social media platform Snapchat with messsages that were “explicit” and “very frightening”.On another occasion, four boys unconnected to the trial attacked Ana as she walked home on Halloween night in 2017.She said Ana responded with a “No” and in a scared state fled after one boy “slapped her on the bum”.
The mother said her daughter had struggled as a child with hearing difficulties and had a tumour removed from her ear.The court heard Ana was adopted by her and husband Patrick from Russia when she was two-and-a-half.In one particular incident there was a video on her YouTube channel in which she was tied with her hands behind her back and blindfolded.The court heard she posted videos on YouTube of dancing and one comments under one of the videos read “nasty”.
He said a “homemade zombie mask” was found in the possession of one of the accused, Boy A, along with knee pads, builder’s tape, shin guards and gloves inside a “distinctiveHe said her naked body had suffered a devastating violent assault and the scene was “bloody and blood splattered in a downstairs room not much bigger than the jury box”.
It would be claimed Boy B used the excuse that Ana was meeting his alleged accomplice because she had a romantic interest in him. It’s claimed he told his parents and friends he was attacked by two older men and had fought them off.
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