Suicide Woman Wrote 'Sorry' on Back of Hands

By Helen Morgan, PA News


A young woman suffering from depression and weight problem hanged herself with the words “sorry” written on the back of her hands, an inquest heard today.

Kelly Farmer, 21, was upset after two relationships broke down, her parents split up and she had been diagnosed with an eating disorder, the hearing at Wells Town Hall in Somerset was told.

Miss Farmer, who was studying at college and planned to become a teacher, was described in the inquest as “bubbly, lively and happy-go-lucky” with many friends.

Though she had attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets some seven months before her death, she had seemed to be improving, enjoying a part-time job and doing well at college, the inquest heard.

Her father Patrick told the inquest: “She was as happy as we had ever seen her.”

Her body was found hanged from a beam in a farm outbuilding at her home in Galhampton, near Yeovil, Somerset, on January 28.

Six short notes to family and friends were found in her coat pocket all saying how sorry she was for what she was about to do.

East Somerset coroner Tony Williams recorded a verdict of suicide, saying the problems in her life “together led to her taking the action that she did”.

The inquest was told Miss Farmer had “thrown herself wholeheartedly” into two relationships in quick succession and was “looking for someone for security”.

When both ended she was said to be upset, sensitive and emotionally disturbed.

She was also described as caught between her parents, who split up in September 2003, and had been trying to get them back together.

She had been bullied at school for her weight and had dropped from 14-stone to eight-stone, which had affected her moods.

Though she seemed to have the problem under control after seeking medical help, a friend told the inquest in a statement: “There was so much brewing up inside her that she had had enough.”