Beautiful & caring’ mum, 24, took her own life just weeks after death of her close friend
A "BEAUTIFUL" young mum took her own life after the deaths of her mum and a friend, an inquest has heard.
"Caring" Jade Wilcott, who lived in Plymouth, Devon, died while staying with her grandad after a party.
Her family told Plymouth Coroner's Court today that the 24-year-old had asked for help on a number of occasions - but was "failed".
In a statement, they said: "Jade Elizabeth Wilcott was a beautiful, caring and thoughtful woman and mother.
"She was deeply loved by everyone who knew her.
"She struggled tremendously with her mental health from a young age and despite many times asking for help, she was failed.
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"To take her own life, all must understand how defeated she must have felt, leaving behind her most precious possession in life, her daughter Neveah.
"She will forever be missed."
Jade's grandfather Robert Wilcott said she had stayed with him on May 30 last year after a night out with friends for a birthday, reports.
When she returned, she appeared "down and despondent" and said she'd "had enough", it was heard.
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However, she eventually calmed down and went for a cigarette before bed.
Mr Wilcott's wife found her dead the following morning.
Speaking today, he said Jade was a "fantastic girl and an amazing mother to her daughter".
Senior coroner Ian Arrow heard she'd been deeply upset following the death of her mother a few years before. A close friend had also died suddenly weeks before Jade took her life.
A post-mortem examination was carried out and the cause of death was given as compression of the neck structures.
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Toxicologists said Jade had taken a combination of alcohol and a "non-toxic" level of cocaine.
Recording a conclusion of suicide, Mr Arrow said: "She was clearly a young lady who had a lot to offer friends, family and society.";
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