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    Molly Russell’s father made MBE for services to child safety online

    by Lucas Cumiskey Dec 29, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Molly Russell’s father said the 14-year-old would have been “very proud” of her legacy of suicide prevention as he was made an MBE in the New Year Honours list.

    Ian Russell, 60, has been recognised for services to child safety online after he set up the Molly Rose Foundation suicide prevention charity in her memory and contributed to the establishment of the Online Safety Bill.

    Last September, a coroner ruled schoolgirl Molly, from Harrow, north-west London, died from “an act of self-harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content” in November 2017.

    Mr Russell told the PA news agency: “I’m here for the work that not just me but lots of people have done in setting up the

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