Bullying victim receives £20,000

A 23-year-old woman has been paid thousands of pounds after she said she was bullied while at a school in Wales more than 12 years ago.

Sophie Amor was paid £20,000 after suing Torfaen Council for bullying which she said destroyed her life.

She said she was bullied at St Peter's Church in Wales School, in Blaenavon, from the age of four to 11.

The council agreed to pay her, but said it didn't accept it was to blame for the bullying she suffered.

Sophie says she was very badly bullied at school

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Sophie said she was picked on because of her weight, and was once hurt so badly she needed stitches around her eye.

"I used to dread going in every day," she said.

"I wanted to fade into the background but it felt as though everyone was staring at me - jeering and laughing, pointing at me."

A Torfaen Council spokesman said: "Torfaen takes all pupil complaints seriously. Every school in Torfaen has robust anti-bullying policies which have clear guidelines to be followed."