Linda, a mom of the 13-year-old girl who committed suicide, shares how heartbreaking the story of her daughter was. Cassidy Trevan, a seventh grader at a high school in Melbourne, Victoria stopped attending school because of bullying. According to Linda, a group of girls would abuse her on social media, bash her, and would slap her at school.
The girls said they were sorry when Cassidy went back to school, made friends with her and even invited her to go to a festival; however, they led her to a house instead. In the house, two older guys mercilessly raped her simultaneously. Cassidy’s innocence was stolen from her.
“They were older boys that Cass didn’t know. Two girls who sat and waited. Two boys who shared her and timed each other. One boy stood guarding the front door."
“Cass was scared to make a formal statement for fear of retaliation from the gang, and she also was worried reliving it would ‘push her over the edge’,” Linda narrated on an interview with 9News.
Cassidy went to another school in an effort to avoid the bullies but the main bully did not leave her online. She verbally abused her in social media. Linda had to watch her daughter’s suffering for 22 more months.
“I had to get an intervention order on the main bully girl when she physically assaulted Cass at the shops, after the rape, and she was even calling my mobile demanding to talk to Cass,” Linda added.
Cassidy went through flashbacks of the rape, nightmares, insomnia, panic attacks, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and worsening mental illness. No lawsuit case was filed in court as she chose not to file anymore in fear of retaliation.
After two years of suffering from trauma, Cassidy committed suicide on December 12, 2015. She was only 15 when this happened. Linda wrote on her Facebook account, “Bullying Killed My Child.”
Nowadays, bullying is a crime already and many are now aware of how to prevent it. All that it takes for the victim is to take courage in telling what is happening to the authorities.
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