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Caroline Flack inquest: ‘No doubt’ presenter intended to take own life


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Caroline Flack was identified useless at her home in Stoke Newington

Television set star Caroline Flack took her individual life even though she was struggling with demo accused of assaulting her boyfriend, a coroner has dominated.

The ex-Enjoy Island and X Issue host was identified useless at her home in Stoke Newington, London, on fifteen February.

The day prior to her death Ms Flack experienced identified out she would be prosecuted and feared press intrusion, the inquest at Poplar Coroner’s Courtroom listened to.

Coroner Mary Hassell dominated her death was suicide.

Ms Hassell reported Ms Flack, 40, experienced killed herself just after an “exacerbation and fluctuation” of sick wellness and distress.

The inquest listened to sections of the media experienced been “hounding” the presenter around the alleged assault of Lewis Burton, which she denied.

Ms Flack’s mental wellness experienced deteriorated adhering to her arrest, according to the coroner.

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Media captionCaroline Flack gained a Bafta for Enjoy Island in 2018

The inquest listened to the Crown Prosecution Assistance (CPS) initially pursued a caution versus Ms Flack, but withdrew it just after the Metropolitan Law enforcement reported it considered it was in the public desire to convey an assault cost.

The presenter’s mother Chris told the court she imagined her daughter experienced been “severely enable down by the authorities and in specific the CPS for pursuing the scenario”.

Ms Hassell reported she was “content [Ms Flack] wished to induce her individual death” and “there is no question in my thoughts at all”.

“For some, it would seem she experienced a charmed life – but the extra well known she received the extra mentally distressed she turned,” she reported.

“Her trauma was performed out in the nationwide press and that was exceptionally distressing for her.”

A pathologist dominated Ms Flack died from hanging.


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Flowers had been still left exterior Caroline Flack’s previous home just after she died in February

Ms Flack experienced still left her purpose presenting Enjoy Island, the ITV2 dating present, in the wake of her arrest last December.

The inquest listened to she struck her boyfriend even though he slept since she suspected he was dishonest on her.

Mr Burton did not assist the assault cost, and in a assertion he reported the last time he experienced seen Ms Flack “she was not in a great put”.

He reported “the media had been continuously bashing her character” and “composing hurtful tales”.

Ms Hassell reported: “I uncover the explanation for her taking her life was she now understood she was staying prosecuted for certainty, and she understood she would experience the media, press, publicity – it would all occur down on her. To me, that is it in essence.”

Mrs Flack wept as she told the coroner around movie-hyperlink: “I believe you received it location on.

“We know you are not allowed to say selected points and it’s up to us if we want to consider it any further more, and we do not.”


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In a assertion, Lewis Burton reported the media had been “continuously bashing” Ms Flack’s character

She previously told the inquest that if Ms Flack experienced been a “regular person”, the law enforcement and CPS wouldn’t have “been bothered” to cost her.

Addressing Det Insp Lauren Bateman, Mrs Flack reported: “No genuine evidence was put ahead. If it was an standard person, you wouldn’t have been bothered.

“You should really be disgusted with on your own. That female killed herself since you put an enchantment via.”

Det Insp Bateman reported: “I was not biased and I treat anyone the identical.”

Deputy chief crown prosecutor Lisa Ramsarran reported Ms Flack recognized she experienced brought on Mr Burton’s personal injury, but “the clarification essentially amounted to it staying an incident, which is a defence and was the disputed problem which was going to be the problem at demo”.


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Ms Flack’s relatives allege she was dealt with differently since of her superstar status

Just after the listening to, the Fulfilled Law enforcement reported it “normally takes allegations of domestic abuse, by men or women, really severely and investigates those people allegations in accordance with nationwide and Fulfilled Law enforcement procedures”.

A spokesperson reported: “Officers are encouraged to look at ‘evidence-led’ prosecutions in which suitable, and actively investigate cases even if the target does not desire to assist a prosecution.

“This is to empower victims to be safeguarded and to convey offenders to justice, as very well as thanks to the danger of repeat victimisation.”

In a assertion just after the ruling, Ms Flack’s mother reported: “Caroline you had been loved. I enjoy you.

“Quite a few people loved and supported Caroline, they know who they are and I thank them all.

“Quite a few people pretended to enjoy Caroline and took edge of her kindness and they know who they are.”

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