CHECK your children are not getting caught out by the latest “vile app” being used to bully, warns the mother behind Megan’s Starr Foundation, set up in memory of her daughter.

Milford Haven teenager Megan Evans was subjected to vicious online bullying before her death aged 14 in February.

Her mother, Nicola Harteveld, set up the foundation and has most recently arranged free training sessions from bullying prevention charity Kidscape.

This week Nicola took to social media to warn parents of an app called Sarahah which a number of parents had reported was being used to bully and abuse schoolchildren.

Nicola said: “It's just been brought to my attention that this vile app has made its way into our schools. Please, please, please check your children's phones/tablets to make sure they are not using this.

“I can't go into detail about the contents of the messages being sent within this ~ but please google it for yourselves. It's vile, hideous and deeply distressing.”

The anonymous app advertises itself as a way to get “honest feedback from your co-workers and friends”.

However, there has been growing concern since its release in June that it is open to misuse.

Users cannot reply to messages or tell who they have been sent by which many commentators have said means it encourages bullying behaviour.