Met police to return lost sim card of bullied schoolgirl who killed herself

Force was previously unable to locate sim belonging to Mia Janin, 14, after investigation into her death in 2021

Scotland Yard will return the sim card and phone of a bullied schoolgirl who killed herself after managing to locate the items.

Mia Janin, a 14-year-old pupil at Jewish free school (JFS) in Kenton, north-west London, died on 12 March 2021. Police admitted losing evidence it had gathered following her death last year - including the teenager's main phone, second phone and sim card - but have since recovered them.

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