Wycombe boarding school could not prevent student’s death

The inquest heard that on 21 March, two days after the alcohol was found, Caitlyn was due to play at a concert at Eton College.

However, she went missing and was found more than two miles away at her mother’s home in Windsor.

In a diary entry, found after her death, Caitlyn described this incident as her “best cry out for help”.

At a previous inquest hearing, Wycombe Abbey head teacher Jo Duncan was asked if staff made a connection between the Eton College incident, and alcohol being found in Caitlyn’s possession.

She said: “From my perspective we saw them as different incidents.”

She added staff believed Caitlyn had run away from the concert as she did not want her mother to see her perform.

Caitlyn had previously had issues with her parents watching her play music, and had emailed her mother asking her not to come to the concert, Ms Duncan said.

On 21 April, staff at Wycombe Abbey began to search for Caitlyn after she failed to return in time for curfew at her accommodation.

She was then found in a secluded area of the school.