TikTok torment

FIGHT FOR ANSWERS OVER BOY'S DEATH

- by SOPHIE HUSKISSON

BLOCKED FROM ACCOUNT: Ellen with son Jools. Inset left, Maia Walsh

A MUM suing TikTok over the death of her 14-year-old son says it’s “ridiculous” she has to cross continents for answers.

Ellen Roome believes the tragedy may have been caused by her boy Julian “Jools” Sweeney trying a social media challenge that went wrong.

But she has been blocked from accessing his account. She is among five British families suing TikTok in the US for the alleged wrongful deaths of their kids.

Campaigner Ellen said: “I think this has always been about trying to get answers for my son. Now I've met these other parents, and I have met newly bereaved parents, it has become a bigger picture about making a difference for children all over the world.”