This girl is in hospital because of bullying - so this is what her mum did

A mother has shared a photo of her six-year-old daughter in hospital after bullies left in her in need of treatment.

Twenty-nine-year-old Carrie Golledge shared a picture of her daughter, Sophie, sleeping in hospital after she became ‘sick' because of bullies.

In the Facebook post she wrote that Sophie had been hospitalised as a result of being having such severe anxiety, and that she was sick "over 20 times in an hour".

This is my child with such a caring heart that despite being so ill 'doesn't want anyone to get in trouble'...

This is my child who has stopped eating, has cried herself to sleep, had anxiety so severe she's up sick over 20 times in an hour through the night...

This is my child whose 'best friend' has emotionally abused her for so long she thought it was normal...

This is my child who has been in and out of hospital for countless trips due to being so sick with anxiety...

This is my child who was told off for 'telling tales at school'...

This is my child who has been mocked on social media by the bullies parents for just having such a pure heart...

This is my child who when addressing the issues with her school we were told 'Its just 6 year olds being 6 year olds'...

This is my child who was told by the school she should be the one feeling ashamed and be snuck in a side door of a morning...

The mum shared the post because she wants to raise awareness about bullying, and claimed the school was unsupportive of her daughter.

Golledge’s Facebook post swiftly went viral, and more than 240,000 people shared the photo of Sophie.

Her daughter has since moved schools and she told The Sunthat she was inundated with messages of support: "You are all incredible I'm restoring our faith in people that has been stripped from us over the last couple months."

Devon Council said it was investigating the case.

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