A teenager who threw herself in front of a train after being sexually abused had been let down by the police and council workers, her parents said yesterday.
Scott and Sue Stroman, from Haringey, north London said that Mary, their 16-year-old daughter, was subjected to a “terrible sexual trauma”, but officers failed to investigate.
The couple said that the abuse, which probably involved an older man or men, led to a serious deterioration in her mental health.
“Mary herself would never reveal the details of what happened to her and without her co-operation the Metropolitan police felt they could not pursue an investigation, even though we were able to provide times, dates, physical evidence from phones and computers, and even clothing,” Mr and Mrs Stroman