A SCHOOLGIRL killed herself over an allergic reaction to wi-fi, a Swindon audience has heard.

The scale of Jenny Fry’s reaction to wireless connections at her Oxfordshire school only became clear after she was found hanged in June 2015.

The 15-year-old’s parents said that she was suffering from electro-hypersensitivity, causing her to suffer from headaches and tiredness when she came into contact with radiowaves and microwaves.

Jenny’s story was told following a screening of US documentary Generation Zapped, which looks at the alleged health affects of wireless devices like mobile phones and wi-fi.

The documentary, claims that proximity to harmful electrical waves can cause cancers, sickness and tiredness.

The claims have been disputed by the technology industries, although the World Health Organisation has said there could “possibly” be a link between mobile phone use and cancer.

Peter Graham, who organised the screening at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, said: “What affected Jenny the most was trying to explain to people how [the wi-fi] affected her.”

Comparing some children’s problems with electrical sensitivity to nut allergies, Peter added: “Schools are banning peanuts, but they’ve got no problems having wi-fi in there.”

Peter and his mother run a company – Blushield UK – selling products designed to limit people’s exposure to potentially harmful radiation.

They include glasses that filter blue light from computer screens, through to portable devices that manufacturers say counters the effect of harmful radiation by emitting its own fields.

Peter told the Adver: “We have seen first-hand how some lives have been destroyed by the effects of electro-hypersensitivity and now believe people should be made aware and educated about the solutions.”