Milly Caller cleared: Mum of tragic suicide girl hugs friend who bought gas who killed daughter

 A grieving mum hugged the girl accused of helping her daughter kill herself as she was cleared by a jury.
Moments after the verdict today, Sharon Parr embraced Milly Caller, 22, and wiped away a tear.
Then she told Milly’s mum Carol: “I’m really glad.”
Milly was charged with assisting best pal Emma Crossman to commit suicide.
Emma, 21, died in January last year after inhaling lethal gas which Milly had ordered online for her.
She is the youngest person ever charged with the offence and would have faced up to 14 years in jail if convicted.
There were emotional scenes outside court as Milly told supporters: “I just don’t know what to say – I’m relieved.”


One of her sisters, Fiona, 26, said: “Milly’s the nicest person you could ever meet, she’s so sweet. She doesn’t have a nasty bone in her body.”
She added: “Although we do not see this as a celebration, we are extremely relieved. She can now move on with her life and grieve properly for her best friend.”
Fiona added that her family will stay in touch with Emma’s.

She added: “There is still good feeling between the two families. It’s a relief for us that they know the truth now. We will remain friends.”
Milly and Emma first met when they were 12 and went on to become “inseparable” friends.
The court heard how both girls were bullied at school and had suffered personality disorders.

Milly was said to have been “infatuated” with Emma, who was “controlling and manipulative” during their relationship.
Lincoln crown court was told Emma, of Sleaford, Lincs, had a history of depression and made repeated threats to end her life.
After splitting from her long-term boyfriend, dad-of-six Adrian Kemp, 57, she started researching suicide online.
Tattooist Mr Kemp told the court Emma had self-harmed while they were together and would talk about ending her life.
He added: “I think it was more of a cry for attention than to physically, really try to do herself harm.”
Milly exchanged scores of messages with her pal via text and social networking sites. In one, Emma wrote: “I could just think of going to some train tracks and getting it over with.”


After she ordered the gas, Milly sent Emma a text saying: “I keep thinking I’ve murdered you. I keep thinking what kind of mate murders their best mate. Please don’t do it tonight.”
Just hours later she took her own life, after texting to say: “I’m trying again.”
Milly found her friend dead on her sofa the following day. She was then arrested.


During the trial Milly’s defence lawyer tried to have the case thrown out but the judge ruled the jury should make up their own minds.
They found Milly not guilty after four hours of deliberations.
Mum Carol, 53, said: “Nobody who knows Milly can believe she is here in court.”
Milly’s brother Jason, 30, said: “We are glad the jury saw Milly for who she is.”
Asked if he thought it was right to prosecute, he said: “Not in our view.”