Crime

Mom blames rape, bullying for teen's suicide

By Stephanie Slifer

April 10, 2013 / 3:46 PM EDT / CBS News

A Canadian woman says her 17-year-old daughter, Rehtaeh Parsons, left, hanged herself after she never recovered from an alleged rape by four teenage boys that left her deeply depressed and bullied in her community. Leah Parsons, of Nova Scotia, said she took her daughter off life-support on April 7, 2013, after she hanged herself the prior week. She said one boy took a photo of the alleged assault in 2011 and her daughter was subjected to bullying after it went viral. After a year-long investigation, police concluded there was insufficient evidence to charge the four boys.

An undated photo of Rehtaeh Parsons.

An undated photo of Rehtaeh Parsons posted to Facebook.

An undated photo of Rehtaeh Parsons.