Heartbroken parents of 12-year-old girl Charlotte O’Brien who was ‘bullied to death’ break down as they recall the horrifying texts that sealed her fate – and the message they want every Aussie to hear [Video]

05:58 EST 17 Nov 2024, updated 10:57 EST 17 Nov 2024

The distraught parents of 12-year-old schoolgirl Charlotte O’Brien, who took her own life after suffering relentless bullying, have spoken about their final hours with her. 

Mat Howard and his wife Kelly are carrying out their daughter’s final wishes, that her story be told and that Australians understand that social media can kill.

Mr Howard broke down talking to 60 Minutes on Sunday night about September 9, the last night of Charlotte’s life, when she seemed to be the happiest she had been in weeks.

‘We know that she had ongoing struggles and the last two weeks was the best two weeks that I can remember with her,’ he recalled.

‘We thought we were really turning a corner. She’d come home from school that day and she’d had a great day.

‘Kelly had made her favourite dinner that night. She ran in the house to have her dinner. That night …