Suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons
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| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Burial | Halifax |
| Born | December 9, 1995 |
| Died | April 7, 2013 (aged 17) |
On April 4, 2013, Rehtaeh Parsons (/rəˈteɪə/, rə-TAY-ə;[1] December 9, 1995 – April 7, 2013), a 17-year-old student at Cole Harbor District High School, attempted suicide by hanging herself [2] at her home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, leading to a coma and decision to shut down medical support machinery on April 7, 2013 . Her death was attributed to online photo distribution of a gang rape that occurred 17 months before the suicide, [3] in November 2011 .
On the Facebook page raised in tribute to her daughter, her mother blamed the young men who had raped her. [4] [5] [6]
In November 2011, then aged 15, she was sexually abused at a friend's house during a party. She doesn't remember what happened that day, only remembers throwing up. [7] [8]
The photos of the November 2011 sexual abuse that took place were made public in just three days. Since then, several colleagues started calling her a prostitute and began sending her text messages asking for sex. She told her family and police what happened several days later. [9] [10] [11]
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- ↑ "Rehtaeh Parsons' Mother". Maritime Noon With Norma Lee MacLeod. CBC Radio. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Rehtaeh Parsons Video Tribute Marks Life Of 'Angel' (VIDEO)," The Huffington Post Canada, April 9, 2013, URL accessed April 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Rehtaeh Parsons Suicide: Web Calls On Anonymous To Act After Nova Scotia Teen's Death (UPDATE: Anonymous Responds)". The Huffington Post Canada. April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ↑ Bazelon, Emily (April 10, 2013). "Sexting Scourge". Slate. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Stephen Harper 'sickened' by Rehtaeh Parsons story," CBC News, April 11, 2013, URL accessed April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Friends, family, dignitaries attend Rehtaeh Parsons funeral," CBC News, April 13, 2013, URL accessed April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Rehtaeh Parsons case to be reopened by police," CBC News, April 12, 2013, URL accessed April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Rehtaeh Parsons' mom calls for vigilantes to stop," CBC News, April 10, 2013, URL accessed April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Rape, bullying led to N.S. teen's death, says mom," CBC News, April 9, 2013, URL accessed April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Rehtaeh Parsons Case Connected To Stabbing?," The Huffington Post Canada, April 16, 2013, URL accessed April 16, 2013.
- ↑ Allison Cross, "‘It’s always about the victim’: Rehtaeh Parsons’ father responds to Christie Blatchford’s column," National Post, April 26, 2013, URL accessed April 26, 2013.
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