THE distraught mom of Daisy Coleman has taken her personal life 4 months after her daughter died by suicide.
Daisy, 23, who starred within the Netflix present Audrie & Daisy, died in August from a self-inflicted gun shot wound whereas on a FaceTime name to her boyfriend.
Now tragically, her mom Melinda, 58, was discovered lifeless yesterday night, SafeBae – a intercourse assault prevention group began by Daisy – introduced on Instagram.
The publish learn: “We’re in shock and disbelief to share with our SafeBae household, that we misplaced Melinda Coleman to suicide this night.
“The bottomless grief of dropping her husband, Tristan and Daisy was greater than she may face most days.
“Melinda was a gifted veterinarian, devoted mom and spouse, and gifted physique builder.
“Greater than something, she cherished and believed in her kids.
“It’s no accident that she created a number of the most gifted, passionate, and resilient kids.”
The assertion additionally talked about Melinda’s two surviving sons Logan and Charlie.
It added: “Our hearts are with Logan and Charlie. There are not any phrases for our disappointment, solely that if you’re fighting trauma or despair, you aren’t alone.
On August 4, Daisy’s physique was found at an condo in Lakewood, Colorado, after her mom requested police do a welfare examine.
Cops had been known as to do a examine on a “potential suicidal occasion,” Police Division spokesperson John Romero informed TMZ.
But, Daisy spoke with officers and disaster prevention paramedics for greater than an hour – however by no means mentioned or did something indicating she wished to hurt herself, police mentioned.
Due to this, Daisy couldn’t be legally held for psychological well being issues and he or she was cleared by medics, in response to TMZ.
Nevertheless, hours later at 8.30pm, cops reportedly received a name from a feminine buddy in the identical condo constructing saying that Daisy had shot herself.
Melinda later publicly confirmed her dying.
The 23-year-old was one of many ladies featured on the 2016 Netflix doc Audrie & Daisy which detailed her and buddy Paige’s alleged sexual assaults once they had been 14 and 13, respectively.
Earlier than her personal dying, Melinda told The Sun the household labored “so laborious” to maintain the Daisy alive.
Requested what’s getting her by means of every day, Melinda mentioned: “One another. We labored so laborious, so a few years of counselling, we did every thing we may to maintain her alive.
“Trying again on it now, it’s fairly overwhelming. If there may be by no means going to be justice for younger individuals like Daisy, this can all the time be the end result.
“I simply suppose even in dying she’s making her mark, issues want to alter or this can proceed to be the pattern.”
Melinda mentioned she felt her daughter’s suicide was a results of a “good storm” as she was dealing with a stalker and medical doctors had just lately informed her she could not have kids, possible a results of her sexual assault.
Whereas nobody was convicted in her case, Matthew Barnett pleaded responsible to endangering the welfare of a kid after he provided Daisy with booze and left her in “sub-freezing” temperatures outdoors her home.
An extra cost towards one other boy who allegedly filmed a sexual encounter between Daisy and Barnett was additionally later dropped.
Melinda mentioned the tattoo parlor Daisy labored at in Denver, Colorado, was damaged into simply days after her dying, with thieves making off along with her sketchbook and tattoo machine.
“We are missing a lot of her sketches, a report was filed but we haven’t heard anything else yet,” she said.
Melinda, a veterinary nurse, had a handwritten note from her daughter, ‘Love, Daisy’, inked on her wrist using some of her ashes.
Daisy’s brother Logan also has a tattoo in her honor while some of her ashes were buried after her funeral.
Around 200 people gathered during a private service to say goodbye to Daisy in Albany, Missouri in August.
For those who or somebody you recognize is affected by any of the problems raised on this story, name the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or textual content Disaster Textual content Line at 741741.
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