“Daisy Coleman, a sexual assault victim advocate and subject of the Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy, has taken her own life, according to her mother.

“Ms Coleman, 23, was 14 when she alleged she was raped at a party in 2012 in Maryville, Missouri.

“Her case drew national attention as she spoke of being bullied after the incident, but the charge against the teenage boy she accused was dropped.

“She was reportedly found dead after her mother called police to check on her.

“”She was my best friend and amazing daughter,” her mother, Melinda Coleman, wrote on Facebook.”

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