Roisin, the only child of Dr Tony Bennett and Margaret Hunter, went to her bedroom in Darlington on 7 March 2022 and attempted to take her own life. She died in hospital nine days later, at the age of 19.
Roisin, known as “Roi”, excelled at sports; she was popular and had received high marks as one of the youngest students to study for dispensing optician exams. She had no record of self-harming, mental illness or attempted suicide. Her ambition was to go to university and qualify as an optician. Roisin had a warm, supportive family. So what prompted her to take her own life?
