'A distraught father has told how his 12-year-old daughter collapsed and died in his arms after being tormented by bullies at school. Holly Stuckey’s sudden death has not been explained by doctors and is being investigated by police and education officials.

Holly, who was an only child, was described as innocent, quiet and timid by her grieving family. Her father Clive, 42, said: ‘People made fun of her because she did not know much about sex education.

‘She was a beautifully innocent young girl but the kids turned on her and started to call her a lesbian because she didn’t know as much as them. ‘In the weeks before Holly died she wouldn’t go anywhere on her own. ‘She wanted me to take her everywhere.’

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