Documentary subject and activist Daisy Coleman has died by suicide at the age of 23.
Coleman’s mother Melinda shared the news of her death on Facebook on Tuesday.
“If you saw crazy messages and posts it was because I called the police to check on her.
Credit: Randy Shropshire/WireImage
She was my best friend and amazing daughter.
I think she had to make it seem like I could live without her.
I wish I could have taken the pain from her!
She never recovered from what those boys did to her and its just not fair.
My baby girl is gone.”
Barnett admitted to having sex with Coleman but maintained it was consensual.
He pleaded guilty to a lower misdemeanor charge in 2014.
The family moved but the harassment followed her online.
The harassment led her to attempt to take her own life multiple times,according to theWashington Post.
She was our sister in this work and much of the driving force behind it.
We were not just a non-profit team, but a family.
We are shattered and shocked by her passing from suicide.
She fought longer and harder than we will ever know."
“She was so kind & thoughtful, even as the mob sought to erase her after her assault.
She imprinted herself on me, literally, tattooing this semi-colon on my hand.”
Monica Lewinskyshared Knox’s sad remembrance with a broken heart emoji of her own.
Coleman’s youngest brother Tristan who Daisy called her best friendtragically diedin an automobile accident in 2018.
Their mother Melinda was in the vehicle but survived.
