The boyfriend of New York fashionista Ashley Riggitano who leapt to her death by jumping off of the George Washington Bridge on Wednesday after battling depression has spoken of his devastation.

Drew Heissenbuttel, 22, reportedly had an on and off relationship with Riggitano and had desperately tried to help her before she made the tragic decision to end her own life, according to MailOnline. His mother, Beverly Heissenbuttel, told the publication that Drew was very fond of Ashley and that he is devastated by her death.

"She had ongoing issues and he was trying to support her, he really was. I know, knowing my son, that he did everything that he could to try and make her know that she was valued. Unfortunately, it didn't always work. I've spoken to Drew, I know that he's devastated. He was always there to support Ashley, he was one of her support mechanisms, he's very, very upset, obviously."

Fashionista Riggitano left behind a multipage letter inside a Louis Vuitton bag that barred five bullies from attending her funeral due. Alison Tinari, Teresa Castaldo, Beth Bassil, Victoria Van Thunen and Samantha Horneff were named in her suicide note, which read: "To any funeral, these people should not be allowed based upon words and actions."

Authorities state that Riggitano placed the designer handbag with the cryptic pages in it on a walkway at around 4:40 p.m., prior to her jump.

Other contents inside the bag were the prescription drugs Adderall, which is used for ADHD, and Klonopin, an anti-panic medication.

Prior to Riggitano making the decision to take her own life, Tinari wrote to her on Facebook telling her to kill herself. "Go kill yourself on Xanax again, you unstable loser. Go f--k yourself and never speak to me again," she wrote.

Van Thunen, who had been Riggitano's business partner at a jewelry design business they started together called Missfits, is also believed to have written on Facebook: "Those who incessantly blame others as the cause of their issues should perhaps take a step back and reevaluate these situations. The common thread may be that 'they' aren't the problem, but rather that YOU are."