Pictured: Dutch girl, 14, who British factory worker, 42, is accused of helping to take her own life after they got talking online

A 14-year-old Dutch girl who took her own life has been pictured for the first time - as a British factory worker stands accused of assisting her suicide. At Bradford Crown Court on Thursday, Ballard told a jury that he believed the teenage girl's messages to him about taking her own life was her 'pretend role play'. Christopher Ballard, 43, told a jury that he believed the teenage girl's messages to him about taking her own life was her 'pretend role play' Bradford Crown Court heard Ballard also attended Comic Con conventions where he dressed up as characters such as Jar Jar Binks and a Stormtrooper from Star Wars Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars. He dressed as the Star Wars character at conventions, the jury heard Bradford Crown Court heard that Gina was found dead in the bathroom of her home by her mother on March 28, 2018, just over a month after posting her first message on Forum Jar Ballard talked about how he enjoyed gaming, 'mainly role playing games' and online games such as Lineage 2 where he interacted with other online gamers. When asked by Mr Bourne-Acton what he thought about Gina's initial 'suicide pact' post, Ballard said: 'I thought this person was joking around and it was a role play.'