MPs will today debate a change in the law proposed by a bereaved mother who believes social media may hold crucial clues to her son's death. Jools Sweeney was 14 when he was found unconscious at home in April 2022. His parents and friends who saw him earlier that day say there were no signs he was depressed. A coroner found he took his own life, but that he probably did not intend to, as he was unable to confirm he was in a suicidal mood.

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Jools' Law: Mum looks for answers from social media after son's death

Ellen Roome has been asking for access to Jools' social media accounts since he took his own life in 2022.

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Jools Sweeney was found unconscious in his bedroom in April 2022.

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Bereaved mother: Social media firms ‘awful’ in search for answers on son’s death

Ellen Roome whose 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney died in unclear circumstances has pleaded with MPs to back a change in the law to help her find answers about his death

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Mum fears son, 14, died after social media challenge - now she has one request

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Ellen Roome, 48, believes her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney’s death in April 2022 could have been an online challenge gone wrong (Picture: PA) A mum desperately searching for answers after her son’s death has hit out at social media firms refusing her access to his accounts, saying they ‘don’t give a damn’. Ellen Roome, 48, believes her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney’s death in April 2022 could have been an online challenge gone wrong. She said J…

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Mum seeking answers over son's death says social media firms 'don't give a damn'

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Ellen Roome has secured a debate in parliament on "Jools Law", after her 14-year-old son's "unexplained" death. Technicalities in the case meant she could not get access to her son's history on social media.

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MPs to debate Jools Law to allow bereaved parents access to children's social media

The parents of a 14-year-old boy who took his own life in April 2022 are calling for a change in the law to allow them to access his social media accounts

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Parents should have right to access children's social media after they die

Ellen Roome, 48, believes that her 14-year-old son could have died in a social media challenge gone wrong

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Mum 'refused access' to son's social media accounts after he dies in 'challenge'

Ms Roome said technology companies have refused to give her access to the accounts

Jools' Law: Mum looks for answers from social media after son's death

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