A TEENAGE girl was so determined to kill herself she marked the date of her death on a calendar, an inquest heard.
Alicia Sidebotham, 19, was found hanged in a Bolton woodland on January 7 at 8.15am, after she had left notes for her family.
In her messages she said she “was going to die anyway”, so there was no point being alive.
Even though she had “everything to live for”, Alicia said she was “determined” to plan her death, Manchester Evening News reported.
The inquest held at Bolton Coroner’s Court on Tuesday heard she had previously self-harmed three times.
She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and moved into secure accommodation for nine months.
But just two months after being discharged from the facility, the teenager, from Atherton, Wigan, took cocaine, alcohol and anti-depressants and was later found hanged.
Police searched her flat and found an empty bottle of vodka and a small snap bag containing traces of white powder, the inquest heard.
There was a six-page suicide note
Alicia's mum Andrea
Alicia’s mother Andrea told the inquest her daughter, who was “feisty and strong-willed”, had a happy childhood until she was around 14.
She then noticed her become “moody” and “argumentative”, but put it down to her age.
Ms Sidebotham said: “There were three attempts made to to harm herself.
“When she was 15 she had gone to some woods and had thought about hanging herself, but she took a photo of her brother with her and said that stopped her from doing it.
“In November 2016, she took an overdose of paracetamol. She took herself to the hospital because I think she knew she had not taken enough.
“In January 2017, she took another dose of paracetamol, which was the serious attempt.
“She was vomiting and came downstairs and told me what she had done. There was a six-page suicide note.”
After spending time in hospital, undergoing a ‘coping skills’ course and being prescribed medication, Alicia moved into her own flat and was discharged from mental health services in November 2018.
The court heard she was discharged without a relevant meeting with social services having failing to attend one appointment. Another being cancelled.
Nobody could change her rationale and what she thought in her mind
Senior coroner Alan Walsh
Karen Keighley, head of quality at North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said that meeting “should have happened”.
Alicia’s mum said it would not have contributed to her daughter’s death and that she was ‘really well-looked after’ by professionals.
Senior coroner Alan Walsh concluded that Alicia’s death was suicide and said he was satisfied she had intended to take her own life.
He said that “no-one could have foreseen” what she had planned, or could have prevented it.
“Alicia could not have had a stronger family support,” Mr Walsh added.
“She thought she was going to die anyway in the future. Nobody could change her rationale and what she thought in her mind.
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“She had everything to live for but something in her mind told her there was no point.
“The notes she left are articulate and clear and caring in the way she she asks everyone not to feel sad for her.”
News of Alicia’s death comes after Love Island stars Mike Thalassitis and Sophie Gradon were found hanged.
Mike’s body was found in Edmonton this year, after 2016 star Sophie was found dead in her flat in June last year.
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Use has doubled in the last five years, and with young people the numbers are even worse.
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