Teen who threatened to jump off motorway bridge is convicted of causing public ...

Teenager, 18, who threatened to jump off a motorway bridge six times while grieving the loss of her mother is convicted of causing a public nuisance Kady Lee, 18, self-harmed and repeatedly threatened to take her own life   She was mourning the death of her mother who died suddenly last year aged 47 She had to be talked down from motorway bridge with 16 officers called to scene Almost 1,000 motorists delayed and taxpayers paid £560 to policing incident

By Amie Gordon For Mailonline

Published: 09:06 BST, 15 May 2019 | Updated: 09:09 BST, 15 May 2019

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Kady Lee outside Manchester Magistrates' Court where she was convicted of causing a nuisance to the public

Kady Lee outside Manchester Magistrates' Court where she was convicted of causing a nuisance to the public

A teenager who repeatedly threatened to jump from a motorway bridge because she had 'nothing to live for' following the death of her mother, has been convicted of causing a public nuisance. 

Kady Lee attempted to throw herself into the path of traffic travelling along the M602 at Eccles near Manchester after losing her mother who had died suddenly the previous year, aged just 47. 

She had also lost her grandmother and uncle in the same year. 

The 18-year-old told police 'her life wasn't worth living' but was eventually talked down from the 12-inch ledge by officers.

The motorway had to be closed for around 20 minutes while 16 officers dealt with the incident. 

As magistrates convicted the teenager, they told her 'no one wants to be subject to this sort of inconvenience', and urged the youngster to 'move forward with her life.'

The court heard that Kady, from Swinton, had recently left

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