A crowfunding campaign from the family of headteacher Ruth Perry after their request for legal aid for this week’s inquest was turned down has met its target in just three days.
A fundraising page, launched by Perry’s sister Julia Waters on Friday, totalled more than £63,000 from 4,100 donations as of Monday morning.
An original target was set at £50,000 after the family learned their application to fund their legal representation had been rejected.
The Gofundme page noted that other interested parties including Ofsted, Reading Borough Council and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust will “de facto have their legal costs paid from the public purse” as public bodies.
