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Girl who encouraged boyfriend to kill himself jailed

An evil girlfriend who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself in a car park must go to prison, an appeal court ruled.

Michelle Carter, now 22, was just 17 when she bombarded Conrad Roy, 18, with text messages that prosecutors say led to his suicide.

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