A 26-year-old who had been named Darlington's 'Young Citizen of the Year' sent a heartbreaking final text to his flatmate before taking his own life at his student accommodation.
James Charlton was found by a dog walker outside an address in London on January 26, 2022. An inquest into his death on Tuesday heard he had been arguing with his flatmate after a night out in Soho about him bringing someone else back to their home in Woolwich.
The King's College student sent a text at 4am, two hours before his death, which read 'When you return I will be gone'. He later said: 'I'm gone'. CCTV footage showed that he fell from the balcony with no one else in shot.
