A 24-year-old woman took her own life after struggling with mental health problems, including the heartbreak of seeing her son being taken into care. Student and carer Lousina Negus died at the home she shared with her boyfriend and their daughter on June 14 last year, reports DevonLive.
An inquest was this week told by her boyfriend that not having custody of her eldest child had a massive impact on Lousina's mental health, leading her to sometimes self-medicate with drink and recreational drugs. He said she felt 'let down' by social services and she had frequently been frustrated at not being able to contact her social workers.
The inquest heard Lousina had stopped taking anti-depressants and the day before she died she had been to a barbecue at a friend's house and was described as happy, full of life and positive.
