Family of girl in Japan who committed suicide after bullying by classmates awarded US$2.5k

The 14-year-old had problems with her classmates in the same school club and was harassed by them, according to the legal complaint. - ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS

TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The family of a junior high school student in Japan who killed herself in 2017 was awarded 330,000 yen (US$2,500) by a district court, after they filed a lawsuit against the girl’s former classmates.

The family argued that the classmates bullied and drove their daughter to suicide. They demanded about 96 million yen as compensation, reported Japan daily Mainichi Shimbun on Monday.