A devastated mother has criticised the police after her daughter, who claims she was raped, was told she couldn't file a report against the suspected offender.
Semina Halliwell died on June 12 of last year after stating she was raped by an older male who went to the same school as her and groomed her over Snapchat.
The Sefton, St Helens & Knowsley Coroner's Service is conducting an initial coroner's enquiry, with a full inquest into the 12-year-death old's to be held in due time.
Semina's mother, Rachel, contacted the police when she broke down and informed her about the rape after a violent episode of self-harm.
Instead of offering help, Semina's family claims that Merseyside Police "made Semina feel like she was a bother to them."
No charges have been filed against Semina, the accused culprit.
The inquest follows the publication in January of fresh numbers by the Ministry of Justice, which indicated that the number of alleged rape victims forced to wait more than two years for trials had more than doubled since the outbreak began.
According to the data, ten cases took more than two years to reach court after suspects were accused in the fourth quarter of 2019 - up from over 50 in the fourth quarter of 2018.