A teenage schoolgirl was found hanging from a tree after she began suffering from an allergic reaction to Wifi, Mirror reports.
15-year-old Jenny Fry was left with crippling headaches, tiredness and bladder problems brought on by electro-hypersensitivity (EHS).
An inquest into her death heard how her mum Debra said her symptoms were caused because she was allergic to wireless internet connections at her school.
Her body was found hanging from a tree near her home in England earlier this year.
Mrs Fry told Oxfordshire Coroners’ Court Jenny had started showing signs of EHS in November 2012.
She said, “Jenny was getting ill and so was I. I did some research and found how dangerous WiFi could be so I had it taken out of the house.”
“Both Jenny and I were fine at home but Jenny continued to be ill at school in certain areas.”
“I took lots of information into school to show the head teacher, Simon Duffy, but he said there was equally the same information available claiming WiFi was safe.”
“I also had a heated exchange with teachers telling them Jenny was allergic to WiFi and that it made no sense making her take detentions in rooms that were making her ill.”
“I fully believe Jenny did not intend to take her own life. I think she was frustrated with school.”
“She would not see a doctor but was seeing a counsellor at school who was helping her.”
“She had not made any suggestions she was thinking of suicide and I believe it was a cry for help.”
Jenny’s parents are now campaigning to remove WiFi from nurseries and schools and urging the government to look into researching EHS.
A police statement said Jenny texted a friend at 9:36am and 10:05 telling her about her intentions and stating where she was but her friend did not have her phone with her.
The inquest heard there were no medical notes to prove Jenny suffered from EHS.
