RCMP say there is no evidence of harassment or criminal behaviour in connection with the suicide of a North Battleford teen last September.
Todd Loik, 15, killed himself at his family home Sept. 9, 2013.
His mother, Kim, said he was bullied both at school and online. She called for federal anti-bullying legislation shortly after his death and supplied RCMP with information Sept. 26 that led investigators to examine allegations Todd was the victim of bullying.
Kim told CTV News in September she could hardly bring herself to read some of the insults bullies had left on her son’s Facebook page.
"They were the nastiest things I've ever heard. I can't even repeat — some of the things were just disgusting,” she said.
RCMP investigators conducted a full forensic examination of Todd’s cell phone and computer. They reviewed over 16,000 text messages, hundreds of social media images and messages, and about 30 videos before concluding there was no evidence of criminal harassment.
“No evidence of any harassing or other related criminal behaviour was uncovered,” RCMP said in a press release. “Prior to the incident Sept. 9, 2013, police had received no complaints from the deceased, his family or any other person relating to harassment or other criminal behaviour.”
The federal government, following Todd’s death as well as the suicides of Amanda Todd in British Columbia, Rehtaeh Parsons in Nova Scotia and Savy Turcotte in Regina, introduced anti-bullying legislation in November.
The legislation made it illegal to distribute "intimate images" without consent.
