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Murder probe: No 'obvious evidence' of bullying

Police have said they are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry in their hunt for the killers of a devoted mother of nine who died in a house fire started by a firework pushed through her letterbox. Skip related content

Mary Fox, 59, was trapped in her bedroom after reportedly pushing her 17-year-old son Raum to safety through an upstairs window.

The remnants of a firework were found behind the front door of Mrs Fox's house in Carpenter Court, Bodmin, in Cornwall.

Officers have investigated claims that Raum, who has learning difficulties, was being bullied at school and that the family had been targeted by youths who had been throwing fireworks in the street.

However Devon and Cornwall police said after a meeting on Saturday night between representatives from Bodmin College, St Austell College, social services, mental health and housing services, that there was no "obvious evidence" that Mrs Fox or Raum had been victims of bullying.

It is thought Raum had moved from Bodmin College to St Austell College because of bullying.

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