Young mother killed herself on her 23rd birthday ‘after being bullied by vile internet trolls including one who created a fake Tinder account for her’

• Leanne Morrison celebrated her birthday by drinking prosecco with her friends
• She battled depression and her family revealed she was targeted by ‘sick’ bullies
• Leanne’s body was identified and her sister posted a heartbreaking tribute to her

A young mother killed herself on her 23rd birthday after she was bullied by internet trolls – including one who set up a fake Tinder account for her, her family has said. 

Leanne Morrison, from Cambusbarron, Scotland, is thought to have ended her life after she returned from a night out celebrating her birthday in nearby Stirling. 

The mother-of-one was described as being the ‘life and soul of the party’ and ‘lived for’ her four-year-old son Mason. 

One family member said bullies had ‘driven’ her to her death and revealed a ‘sicko’ had created a fake online dating profile for her and was contacting men online. 

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Leanne Morrison, 23, (pictured) was found dead after celebrating her birthday with her friends 

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The mother-of-one (pictured) was described as being the ‘life and soul of the party’ but was bullied online by trolls, according to her friends and family 

A post on Ms Morrison’s Instagram page showed her celebrating with her friends and drinking prosecco.

But her body was identified by her 20-year-old brother William and her uncle Donnie Morrison, 40, after the alarm was raised on August 29. 

Her grandmother, Isabel Morrison, 63, spoke to her the day before her birthday and said she was looking forward to her night out. 

She added she was not aware of the bullying until after her death. 

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She told the Daily Record: ‘She told me she had an appointment to see the doctor and I think she had been suffering from depression after having a few rough times recently – but no one realised how bad it was.

‘We are all utterly devastated. Leanne knew so many people and had so many great friends. She was the life and soul of the party and loved a night out but she lived for her wee boy and Mason is our main concern.’

She added: ‘I have been made aware of some things that have been said on Facebook, which are upsetting.’

Her friends on social media revealed how Leanne suffered from depression and that a recent relationship had ended.

It is believed she reported the online bullying she suffered to the police. 

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Ms Morrison (pictured) was suffering from depression and was targeted by online trolls, with one setting up a fake Tinder profile for her

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The young mother, 23, uploaded this photograph to her Facebook page two months before her death 

Her sister posted a heartbreaking tribute to her on August 31 and described her as being ‘beautiful’.

She wrote online: ‘Sleep tight beautiful baby sis. I still can’t accept that your (sic) gone. 

‘I promise we will love, protect and cherish Mason, promise to make you so proud of him, and to always tell him how much you loved him. See you again soon, I love you x.’

A family member added: ‘It was bullies that drove to her to this.

‘Some sicko created a fake Tinder account and was contacting guys with it. Police have been given a name for the person who is suspected and everyone who knows Leanne is hoping they get properly punished for it.

‘Leanne would always tell people she was doing OK but it was known that some of the setbacks she’s had in the last few years have led to depression and she has struggled to cope.’

A Just Giving page has been set up by Leanne’s cousin, Jacqueline Morrison, and she is hoping to help raise £2,000 to help with her funeral.

It has already raised more than £1,300 and she wrote: ‘I am trying to raise money to help my Auntie Isabel and Uncle Frank give Leanne the send off she deserves. 

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Friends and family members revealed the level of ‘abuse’ that Leanne (pictured) was given on the internet 

‘Everyone who knew Leanne knew what a beautiful person she was inside and out and how much she loved her family and friends especially her gorgeous son Mason. 

‘Everyone who had the pleasure of knowing Leanne will have amazing memories they can cherish forever. 

‘Please donate if u can and Share with as many people as u can so we can give this gorgeous Princess the send off she deserves. Thank you everyone xxxx.’

Before her death, Leanne wrote on her Facebook page: ‘Well just want to clear a few things up, not a single person will get to me with their pathetic, disgusting lies. 

‘So say and think what you want about me cause every last one of you are irrelevant.’

Two days before she died, she wrote a more optimistic post and said: ‘We all mess up sometimes. Don’t forget all the good someone has done just because they’ve made mistakes.

‘Everyone is learning, living and growing. Always let the good outweigh the bad. Love, laugh and live. Day one or one day, it’s your choice so make it worth it.’

Her friend Sasha Faichney revealed on Facebook the level of ‘abuse’ Leanne had been given online. 

She said: ‘The only thing keeping me going is that I’m going to kill them. Absolute b*******. She was the best wee person. A sister.

‘Mental abuse from all angles. The people who done it know who they are and the guilt should be carried with them forever.’ 

A spokesman for Police Scotland told MailOnline: ‘Police in Forth Valley were called to Stirling around 4.25am on 29th August after the body of a 23-year-old woman was discovered by a member of the public.

‘Enquiries are ongoing however the death is not being treated as suspicious and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.’

A spokesman for the Mental Health Foundation Scotland told the Daily Record: ‘Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by this tragic case.

‘In August, statistics from the National Records of Scotland revealed an increase in the number of people who died by suicide in 2016.

‘We urgently need to uncover the reasons for this, with a focus on the pressure that young people are under.

‘A majority of people who live with mental health problems never seek professional help. For anyone worried about a friend or loved one, we would advise they visit NHS Scotland’s Choose Life website, which provides information on talking to someone.’

• For confidential support call the Samaritans on 116123 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details.

My husband and cocaine

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  • January 17, 2019 at 7:39 pm#5009b8988ParticipantHi, my husband is a cocaine addict, I’ve been married for 10 years been together for 16 years. My husband is my best friend, a very loyal, honest and loving man before addiction took hold.My husband was practically teetotal before trying cocaine once when he was 30, given to him by a good friend on a day to watch the football. He soon became hooked but this was kept a secret from me for 4 years. He would use when me and my children were asleep in bed. All unknown to us. His behaviour changed massively over this time, paranoia, moodiness and generally being off with us and everyone else, these were the signs, but I failed to see the cause. I often thought he was having a midlife crisis or experiencing some kind of depression.Then the night I found out it was cocaine, was the night I was pregnant with our 5th child, he went out to buy dinner and came home intoxicated. He lied and denied everything. We had an explosive argument and shamefully I threw a cup at him. He was enraged and left!He went to stay with a friend who doesn’t use drugs. During his period away, his behaviour become worse, he hated me, he blamed me for everything, he lost his job “that was apparently my fault” as he failed a drug test. He started trying to move on, messaging other women on Facebook, telling them we had been separated ages ago and how I was abusive and how he didn’t love me. (This man adored me, everyone said the same, he’d ring me roughly 4 times everyday just to talk to me and see how me and the children were, during the whole of our relationship).He stole two cars belonging to relatives and drove intoxicated to pick up drugs. He was arrested for the one and charged.He bought cocaine on the way to the cinema when he was with our children and used throughout the film, making regular trips to the bathroom. I could go on and on! despite most of these occurrences, he still didn’t think he was an addict, he thought it was probably a bit of an issue, but he definitely was not an addict! I could see the horror on his face when it was ever suggested. To him, heroin or crack users were addicts, not him. This caused me great upset, as if he wasn’t an addict, that meant these were all choices.He went to live with his mum even further away and being so far away from us made him realise what he was missing. He got a job and trained hard at the gym, but never attended meetings. He came back and was clean for 6 months just in time for our baby to be born. He was fab with her and went back to being the fab dad to our other children that he was pre drugs. I was so happy that I felt I had the old him back.Two weeks before Christmas he relapsed, he was given some on community services, as apparently that’s a thing, it’s a jolly boys outing for drugs. I was devastated, he didn’t come home and confess, the lies started straight away and this time he couldn’t convince me, I knew he was using.He spent the next few weeks using and sleeping rough in our garage, as I wouldn’t let him in our house because I don’t want drugs around my children, especially now I’ve got the baby.The bit that hurt me the most was during one of these reckless nights, he didn’t come home for me to go on my work party, I found him slumped in the pub, alone with the barmaid. He’d apparently told her she was an attractive girl! Not in a pervy way, she said it was said in a conversation, but he was also missing his wedding ring. When I asked him why, he denied everything, he said his ring was off before he went out and swore on our children’s lives. He’s not the sort of person to cheat, at all! so again it confused me.He then confessed to saying it in hope she’d flirt back, to make him feel good about himself, as I’m always threatening him with divorce and he feels like a scum bag, at the best of times. I’ve said horrible things to him in the past, that has made him feel insecure. The once in temper I told him he wasn’t attractive to me. This was said in anger because he was behaving appallingly, but it seemed to stay in his head.He still swore he would never cheat though and that he loves me more than anything. I think he’s doing this because he knows with me now, he can no longer hide his addiction, I will eventually leave him and he’s putting feelers out for moving on. However, he says you don’t think like that when you’re on drugs, there’s no logic behind it, or thinking of moving on. You just act out on what you’re thinking at the time, every time you feel differently.It’s all still so confusing for me. I just wish he’d go back to the man he was before. It’s so horrible to see someone you love, go on self destruct and there’s nothing you can do for them.