https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/digitalinvestigation/Recent content in digitalinvestigation on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 16 Jul 2026 14:17:45 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/mother-of-jools-sweeney-hopes-new-inquest-marks-a-turning-point-in-child-online-safety/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:17:45 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/mother-of-jools-sweeney-hopes-new-inquest-marks-a-turning-point-in-child-online-safety/The mother of 14-year-old Jools Sweeney from Gloucestershire has expressed hope that the High Court’s decision to order a new inquest into her son’s death will be a “turning point” in creating a safer online environment for children. Jools died in April 2022, and the original inquest lasted just 23 minutes, concluding without hearing live evidence. Since then, Ms. Roome has raised serious concerns that Jools’ death resulted from a dangerous online challenge and has taken legal action against the Gloucestershire senior coroner.