An English teen committed suicide because she was allergic to WiFi, her devastated mom said.
Jenny Fry, 15, suffered from blinding headaches, tiredness and bladder issues — problems that her parents said were caused by electro-hypersensitivity, according to The Mirror Online.
“Jenny was getting ill and so was I,” her mother, Debra Fry, told the Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court. “I did some research and found how dangerous WiFi could be, so I had it taken out of the house.”
Fry said she pleaded with her daughter’s teachers to allow her to work in rooms without WiFi at school as she continued to get in trouble for skipping class and acting out, but they refused.
“The least they could do was allow her to take them in rooms where she felt able to concentrate, but they wouldn’t listen,” she said.
In June, Jenny Fry’s body was found hanging from a tree near her home in Oxfordshire.
“I fully believe Jenny did not intend to take her own life,” her mom said.
At an inquest on Nov.19, the coroner said he could not conclusively say that the young teen meant to kill herself. He did not attribute her death to electro-hypersensitivity either, as there were no medical documents to prove it, according to the Oxford Mail.
Fry did leave behind a suicide note, writing, “I am insignificant, an insignificant number on someone’s screen and so is my life, a tiny blip in the whole existence of the universe.”
“And I find it hard to be hopeful when I can hardly enjoy anything anymore,” she added.
Since her death over the summer, Fry’s parents have started raising awareness about electro-hypersensitivity and the dangers of WiFi.
“I am not against a bit of technology, but I do feel schools should be aware that some children are going to be sensitive to it and reduce its use,” Debra told The Mirror Online.
