The short and desperate life of Petra, the girl nobody helped – The Observer

Posted February 4th, 2008 in news, prisons, suicide by sally

“Petra Blanksby killed herself aged 19 after she was jailed for arson – she had tried to burn herself following years of abuse. Now the coroner at her inquest is urging changes in the prison service.”

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The Observer, 3rd February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk