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 . '' The alleged sexual assault happened in November 2011 when Rehtaeh was 15 , her family said . Police investigated , but no criminal charges were filed . Authorities confirmed that a photograph allegedly showing Rehtaeh having sex with one of the boys was circulated to friends ' mobile phones and computers . As a result , her family said , she developed suicidal thoughts . Rehtaeh also struggled emotionally after the police investigation , her mother wrote on her Facebook tribute page . When evidence goes viral . `` Rehtaeh is gone today because of the four boys that thought that raping a 15-year-old girl was OK and to distribute a photo to ruin her spirit and reputation would be fun , '' her mother wrote . `` All the bullying and messaging and harassment that never let up are also to blame . Lastly , the justice system failed her . '' Her family told CNN they met with Canadian justice officials Wednesday and urged them to reconsider filing charges . The officials , they said , assured them they would take a fresh look after a police investigation ended without criminal charges . The online activist group Anonymous said it might release the names of teens linked to the alleged rape in an effort to force authorities to pursue prosecution . Rape victim 's family : We want justice , not vigilante justice . `` Better act fast , '' Anonymous warned Canadian law enforcement in a statement . RCMP spokesman Cpl . Scott McRae , said the new information that led authorities to reopen their investigation `` did not come from an online source . '' `` We can talk to a witness , we can verify the person , we can substantiate some of the information that has come forth , '' McRae said . `` That is a good thing . '' The hope is that reopening the case `` will spark an interest or encourage other people to come '' forward , added the spokesman . Police will consider such information they hear or see directly , but not necessarily it comes through online .
Police hope more people will come forward independent of social media . Rehtaeh Parsons , 17 , died Sunday after trying to hang herself . The teen was found by her mother in a bathroom at the high school and taken into custody shortly before noon on Monday. Police say they 're reopening the probe after getting `` new and credible information ''