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A 12-year-old girl was found hanged in her bedroom with a note saying she wanted to be with her dad in heaven.

Maria Kislo was left devastated by the loss of her father, Arek, who died after suffering a sudden heart attack in 2009.

The tragic schoolgirl was found by her distraught mum Monika, 35, who had gone upstairs to read her a bedtime story.

Maria, from Leszno in Poland, had left a short note, which read: "Dear Mum. Please don't be sad. I just miss daddy so much, I want to see him again."

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The youngster's body was retrieved by brother Michal, 13, but she was already dead.

Heartbroken Monika said: "Five years ago I lost my husband Arek, this year my daughter. I don’t know if I can go on, and I wouldn't if it was not for my son.

"She didn't seem unhappy. She didn't have problems at school and she seemed a happy little girl."

She added: "I had no idea she missed her father so much, she never really spoke about it."

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