Kassidi Claire Angel Coyle was born on May 14, 1996 and she was Judi Coyle's 'baby', the youngest of her four daughters.
The twenty-one-year-old Barrie woman took her own life in November, four months after she was allegedly the victim of a sexual assault.
Kassidi's heartbroken mother wants to ensure her daughter still gets her day in court
"She doesn't have a voice. She's up in heaven," said Coyle. "I have to be her voice and I have to get the story out so this won't happen to anyone else and it won't be dismissed because she killed herself before the trial."
The Barrie mother says in many ways the daughter she knew had already died immediately after the alleged attack.
"The sadness you could see in her face and the desire to kill herself," said Coyle. "Before that she was a wonderful, bouncy girl. She wanted to be a nurse."
The alleged sexual assault occurred this past Canada Day, after Kassidi went to the drive-in with some girlfriends and slept over at one of their homes.
"She said she woke up to a man on top of her. She pushed him off and ran from the room," said Coyle.
Kassidi called 911 and police arrested and charged a man who was visiting from Quebec.
"He was sitting on the deck with his boxers on when police arrived," Coyle recounted.
Kassidi had to get a rape kit done which was 'totally humiliating' according to her mom who says Kassidi also provided video statements to police about what happened.
But the happy girl who always did her makeup perfectly and enjoyed sharing time with her mother was not the same.
"She had changed completely since July 1," recalls Coyle. "She had nightmares all the time. She just couldn't stand it."
Kassidi tried to kill herself three times after the alleged assault, the first attempt in August.
"When she woke up the first time after being on life support for three days, the first thing she wrote was 'I just want to die.' My heart broke at that I thought my god she's never going to stop," said Coyle.
There was a second unsuccessful attempt and finally a third when her mother found her barely breathing.
Paramedics worked for an hour to get a heart beat but Coyle says it was too late for Kassidi's oxygen-deprived brain.
She was an organ donor and saved six lives, according to her mom, who wants Kassidi to get her day in court - her voice heard - even if it's from beyond the grave.
"The concern is that apparently the law says the defence team has the right to question and cross-examine the victim. And if there's no victim, there's no crime," said Coyle.
"They could try and get it thrown out because she's passed away. There's no one to tell the story because the only one in the bedroom was her."
None of the allegations has been tested in court.
The accused man, Shawn Roy, is represented by Barrie lawyer David Wilcox who did not respond to BarrieToday's request for comment.
The publication ban on Kassidi's identity was lifted this week at her mother's request.
The case returns to Barrie court Feb.15.
