Inside the tragic death of influencer after mum was hounded over funeral photo

The physical agony of grief felt like her ribs were "crushing her organs" as mum Sophie-May Dickson leant over her 16-year-old daughter's coffin to say a final, devastating goodbye. But for the mother of Blinging Up Baby star Princess-Bliss Dickson, the nightmare didn't end at the graveside. Even as she shared a photograph of her "hardest goodbye", she was met with a fresh wave of vitriol from online trolls who accused her of using her daughter's funeral for "clout." Princess-Bliss, a fashion-obsessed teen who had been in the public eye since a young age, was found dead in private supported accommodation in Waltham Abbey. The teen died from an overdose following years of relentless bullying on forums like Tattle Life, which has been dubbed a "troll's paradise". The abuse was initially aimed at her mum, Sophie-May Dickson with more than 10,000 posts made about her and her family. The threads on the forum were flooded with abuse from trolls and when Sophie-May deleted a number of social media accounts, the cruel bullies wouldn't stop there and then targeted Princess instead. Trying to not let the haters affect her, Princess, who came across as a confident and thriving young woman told followers: "I don't need to be liked by people who don't even like themselves." In another, she could be seen strutting up and down, catwalk style, as she said, "It's okay, I would hate me too if I were you." Some users even went as far as to create fake accounts with the sole intention of monitoring the teen's TikTok's and mocking her relentlessly in the comment section. Sickeningly, it's believed such trolls may appear as perfectly normal, functioning adults in the offline world , masking their dark online life with friends, family and colleagues. That's according to Dr Jessica Taylor, a chartered psychologist specialising in the trauma and abuse of women and girls. In an article for The Verve, she explained: "My research has shown that its users are not weirdos in their mum’s basement, as some like to imagine. They are over 90 per cent women, most of them professionals. Teachers. Nurses. Solicitors. Managers. Academics. Charity workers. Social workers. Therapists. Psychologists. The patterns of commenting mirrored the rhythm of a busy working mum’s day." She added: "People who stalk and bully children do not live in dark corners of the internet. They live among us. They work alongside us. They teach our children. They treat our patients. They manage teams. They sit in safeguarding meetings. They are your sister, your cousin, and your mother." The expert highlighted how these trolls claimed that Tattle Life was "the only place where Princess was ever cared for, that they were devastated to have 'lost her'." She noted: "A quick scroll back showed past posts from the same accounts claiming Princess looked like she was on drugs, admitting they had been stalking her TikToks, ridiculing her outfits and makeup, dissecting her self-harm scars while mocking her clothing." But in February this year, Sophie-May faced any parents worst nightmare - the death of her beloved daughter. A court heard the teenager had died from an overdose while in supported accommodation. The inquest into the death was opened yesterday in Essex and was immediately suspended while police continue investigating the circumstances of her tragic death. At yesterday's hearing at County Hall in Chelmsford, Essex, attended by Princess-Bliss’s family, senior coroner Lincoln Brookes, said: "My deep condolences to all of you, and I suspect to a great many family and friends that are not here today." A post mortem examination was carried out by Dr Liina Palm at Great Ormond Street Hospital which found the initial cause of death was given as acute toxicity from a prescription-only drug used to treat depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Coroner Mr Brookes said he would suspend the coronial investigation as "priority must be given to the police investigation" while Essex coroner Sonia Hayes will take over inquest proceedings at a later date and will periodically review the case. Even at the hardest of times, the bulling still didn't stop for the family. In an image taken at Princess's funeral on March 26, Sophie-May could be seen with her head pressed against her daughter's coffin, as she prepared to say goodbye one last time. In the heartrending caption, she wrote: "The day I tucked my baby to sleep for the very last time. The hardest goodbye. How do you ever accept kissing your baby for the very last time?" But even when faced with this scene of bereavement, the keyboard warriors continued to poke at her. One person commented: "Fashion show. It's more about your look than respect for the dead one." Another said, "How many takes to make it perfect? You know, for the clout?" A third individual jibed: "But first of all, the most important thing here is to get it filmed and posted on social media. If this was real grief, you would have dropped the camera. Ridiculous." Responding to such hurtful comments on her Instagram story, Sophie-May told followers: "This was the last moment of me with my daughter. I had walked away from casket [sic] many times but it just didn't feel right to me. Once I collected my belongings from where I sat. My bag and my phone and my order of service booklet I just had to go back. I was ONLY IN THE MOMENT! It was just myself and staff in the room but to me it felt like just myself and my daughter. My phone in my hand because like I say I just collected my belongings from where I was seated but couldn't walk away without one last personal moment with my first born baby!!" She continued: "I would not of remembered every part of this day if I didn't hire photographers who were just there silently in the background capturing our beautiful last moments. I would highly suggest anyone to hire people to watch back this day because your emotions and adrenaline are so high you don't remember it at all. So when I saw this piece of footage along with the 100s of other beautiful pieces of footage I absolutely adored that those moments were captured and I can always go back to these last moments. And yes I chose to share. So no. In that moment [it] wasn't about future audience. I am just about to walk away from my baby for the very last time for the rest of my life. "I could hardly breathe. My legs were shaking. My body was so tight I felt like my ribs were going to crush my own organs!!!!... I didn't broadcast this for views. I saw the person who captured this beautiful moment share it and decided to share it myself. This is a very special moment of mine and I am not wrong for sharing it." Speaking with the Mail Online, Sophie-May shared: "I am currently living every parent's worst nightmare. I took my daughter's phone away, but this did not prevent the bullies from reaching her, as online and real life cross over in many ways. "Tattle Life was viewed on a computer in school, and children and parents alike made cruel comments in person based on what they had read online. Even without a phone in her own hand, the abuse continued. Even following her death, the trolling continues. Comments are online right now, with users degrading my daughter's memory and mocking my family's grief."