Police in eastern Canada announced Friday they "are reopening the investigation involving Rehtaeh Parsons," the 17-year-old who tried to kill herself after she was allegedly gang-raped and bullied.
Rehtaeh, a high school student from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was taken off life support Sunday, three days after she attempted to hang herself.
The HRM Partners in Policing - which includes Halifax Regional Police and a locally based division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police - said in a statement Friday it was reviewing the case "in light of new and credible information that has recently been brought forward to police."
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I am to understand there was a video showing the attack as the parties involved recorded it, so I fail to see why this wasn't pursued in the first place.
If it was just her word on the matter, I can understand not looking into it further with the amazing number of false claims that occur in regards to this subject, but a simple test and video evidence is clear cut grounds for an investigation.
I would say that the fact she tried to kill herself tends to nullify the "he said/she said" theory.
This poor girl. My heart goes out to her.
She should have shot and killed the DA. I would have.
Then shot and killed as many as those boys as possible. I would have.
Ditto@banasy.
But that was not to be@rupert.
Most likely we would see the victim emotionally torn to pieces by the defense. Her suffering has just begun.