Published 09:38 IST, August 6th 2020
Daisy Coleman, assault survivor in Netflix film 'Audrie & Daisy', dies by suicide at 23
Daisy Coleman, a sexual assault victim advocate, passed away on August 4. Her mother confirmed the news on a social media site. Read further details.
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In a shocking state of events, Daisy Coleman, who spoke out against her abusers of 2012 Maryville, Missouri rape case, has died by suicide. Daisy Coleman’s mor confirmed news on Facebook and mourned her daughter’s demise. Re Melinda Coleman’s complete statement:
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Melinda's statement:
‘My daughter Carine Daisy Coleman committed suicide tonight. If you saw crazy messs and posts it was because I called police to check on her. She was my best friend and amazing daughter. I think she h to make it seem like I could live without her. I can’t. I wish I could have taken pain from her! She never recovered from what those boys did to her and it’s just t fair. My baby girl is gone.’
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Daisy Coleman's death
Speaking about tragic incident to TMZ, Melinda Coleman mentioned that Daisy’s body was discovered after Melinda called police to do a welfare check. In year 2012, Daisy Coleman became subject of national attention, when she attended a party where she was allegedly raped by 17-year-old Matw Barnett, a senior football player, claims a report. report furr ds that Barnett h familial ties to a former Republican state representative and was never convicted for his alleged crimes. In 2014, Daisy Coleman h attempted suicide after being subjected to ‘ruthless’ bullying, suggests report.
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Audrie & Daisy
Later, Daisy Coleman co-founded SafeBAE, a teen-led organisation, which aimed to create awareness and prevent sexual assault in middle and high schools. In 2016, Daisy retold her own story in Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy, which catalogued Daisy Coleman’s experiences of trauma, bullying, and ostracisation. film was also centred on incidences Audrie Pott went through. Cut ds that Audrie took her own life eight days after incident. Daisy Coleman suffered loss of her young bror due to a car crash in 2018, suggests Cut.
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09:38 IST, August 6th 2020