Leah Senior, 27, took her own life in van fall – inquest

In written evidence to the inquest, Hayley Senior, Miss Senior’s mother, had told the hearing her daughter had grown up as “a happy, sassy and really jolly girl”.

However, she said her daughter had been severely affected when she was 13 years old by the death of her grandmother.

Miss Senior, who worked as an accountant, had then developed problems with alcohol during the Covid lockdown in 2020.

She had had a number of appointments with health professionals about her drinking and her mental health, but she felt “no-one was going to help her”, the inquest was told.

Mrs Senior added: “As Leah’s parents, we are so shocked. We never saw this coming and we are devastated.”