# Barnsley Pride hold one minute silence to honour 14-year-old Ollie Lee who took her own life due to bullying

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/barnsley-pride-hold-one-minute-silence-to-honour-14-year-old-ollie-lee-who-took-her-own-life-due-to-bullying/
- Published: 2026-07-28T14:04:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T15:23:26+00:00
- Original publisher: The Star (Sheffield)
- Original article: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/barnsley-pride-hold-one-minute-silence-to-honour-14-year-old-ollie-lee-who-took-her-own-life-due-to-bullying-8826192
- Topics: Art, Culture, Sheffield

## Key points

- Barnsley Pride honoured 14-year-old Ollie Lee with a minute’s silence.
- Ollie had reportedly experienced repeated bullying at school.
- An inquest later identified missed opportunities for support.

## Summary

Barnsley Pride held a one-minute silence in memory of Ollie Lee, a 14-year-old from Barnsley who died in October 2024 after experiencing bullying. The tribute highlighted concerns about the impact of bullying, including abuse linked to a young person’s identity, and the need for stronger support and safeguarding.

Ollie, whose full name was Willow-Tarriss Shannon Lynette Lee, had reportedly faced repeated bullying at school, including homophobic and physical abuse. A later inquest heard that she had complex mental-health needs and that there had been missed opportunities for support, although the coroner said it could not be concluded that failures caused or contributed to her death.

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