The mother of an 8-year-old Ohio boy whose suicide is being re-examined after video surfaced showing another student assaulting him at school just two days earlier is now calling on parents to “fix this epidemic” after losing her only child.

Cornelia Reynolds, of Cincinnati, vowed to be the “voice” of her son, Gabriel Taye, as prosecutors review the boy’s death, including an examination of his notebook computer for potential clues as to why he killed himself in his bedroom on Jan. 26.

“I am my son’s voice, and it will be heard,” Reynolds said in a statement released late Friday, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. “It is my obligation to make sure that this will never happen again. No, this will not go away.”

Reynolds urged parents to remind their children to seek help if someone is hurting them at home or elsewhere.

“People need to know the truth and help fix this epidemic in our society by spreading awareness and speaking up.

“Gabriel was a shining light to everyone who knew and loved him,” Reynolds continued. “We miss him desperately and suffer every day. His life was not only stolen from him but from those of us who expected to watch him grow up and enjoy life. If I could, I would give anything to have him back. I feel he was cheated. I feel robbed. My only child, my best friend and my first true love isn’t here with us physically, but I know he’s here in spirit.”

Reynolds’ statement came just hours after Cincinnati Public Schools released 23 minutes of surveillance footage from Carson Elementary School showing the boy walking into a bathroom and reaching out to shake hands with another student, who instead pulls Gabriel into the wall, knocking him to the ground.

The second student then disappears and Gabriel does not move for more than six minutes as other students poke or kick him. An assistant principal finally arrives and helps the boy to his feet.

Reynolds said school officials told her to pick up her son because he fainted, claiming she was not told that he had been assaulted in the bathroom. The boy was taken to a hospital and released the following day as doctors believed he had a stomach virus. Two days later, on Jan. 26, he hanged himself with his tie from his bunk bed, authorities said.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said his office reopened its review of Gabriel’s death on Saturday.

“We are all over it,” he told the newspaper, adding the investigators want to take a long look at his computer to see “if there’s any indication on it” as to what preceded his death.

“It’s just so bizarre to everyone who’s looked at this thing,” Deters said. “How could an 8-year-old do this?”

Deters said he’s working with Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco, whose office had ruled Gabriel’s death a suicide but announced Thursday that it reopened the investigation into his death to re-examine his injuries and other possible contributing factors.

“Obviously, we’re her counsel on this, and we’re available for anything she needs,” Deters told the newspaper. “These are very delicate areas when dealing with juveniles.”

“It’s just heart-breaking,” he continued. “The whole thing is sickening.”

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page established in Gabriel’s name has exceeded $16,000 as of Monday.

“We pray that each child involved in Gabe’s victimization receives the help they need and that the others who are on the receiving end of the violence will stand strong and know they are not alone,” the website reads. “Cornelia continues to struggle with the loss of her beloved son. She and he have both been robbed — him of his life, her of the joy of raising him.”