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Nottingham Post
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David Whitfield

Mum of 21-year-old who died falling from cliffs slams trolls making fun of her daughter's death

The mother of a 21-year-old woman who died falling from cliffs in Sydney has hit out at online trolls who have been mocking her daughter's death.

Madalyn Davis, who went to school at Retford Oaks Academy, died on Sunday morning at the Diamond Bay clifftops in Vaucluse, eastern Sydney.

Police are investigating the death, which reportedly happened after Madalyn and friends at a party went to the cliffs to see the sunrise.

But amongst the many tributes online to Madalyn, a number of people have left messages making fun of her death and linking it to taking selfies at the well-known beauty spot.

Her mother Rebecca Smith (pictured below with her daughters) said the trolls were actually giving Madalyn what she wanted.

On her Instagram account @beckyboo262 she posted a photo of Madalyn, saying that she had tragically died.

And she said: "She always wanted to be be famous so thank you trolls you are making this happen."

(@beckyboo262 / Instagram)

Ms Smith, who is from Everton in north Notts but now lives in Lincoln, then added: "Maddy once said the first time she got trolled, 'Mum this is a good thing, the more people comment the better my profile is'.

"So fill your boots you nasty people, you are the one that has to sleep with yourselve at night. Madalyn was loved she had integrity and decency.

"If you need to believe otherwise in order to feel better about yourself then that's your pain. I wish you healing to whatever trauma lead you to behave this way."

(@beckyboo262 / Instagram)

Comments have now been removed from Madalyn's most recent Instagram posts.

Madalyn was a make-up artist and eyelash beautician who had been travelling in Thailand and Bali for a few weeks before arriving in Australia, according to her Instagram account.

In August last year another woman, believed to have been 27 and from Sydney, died after falling 30 metres from a cliff onto rocks below at the nearby Vaucluse Reserve, according to Australian press.

In December she posted: "One month ago just after the full moon festival, can't believe I've been travelling for a whole month now! Not looked back at my old life once (miss my job though) and I am super excited for my future abroad."   Waverley Council, the local authority for the area, has commissioned an "urgent report regarding visitor safety at Diamond Bay Reserve" following the latest incident.
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