Business development manager Danielle
Saul, 31, was found hanged in her Manchester apartment following a night
out with friends in June last year
Danielle Saul, 31, found in her Manchester flat following a night out with friends
Story after the cut ...
Danielle Saul, 31, found in her Manchester flat following a night out with friends
She had told her best friend she felt 'like dying' and longed to settle down
As those closest to her married she remained single and longed for her ex
Bumped into former partner on a night out but the pair failed to reconcile
Her body was found hanged in her apartment three days later by a friend
Story after the cut ...
A
bridesmaid struggling to get over a break-up while all her best friends
were getting married died when a 'cry for help' attempt to take her own
life accidentally succeeded, a coroner ruled.
Business
development manager Danielle Saul, 31, was found hanged in her
Manchester apartment following a night out with friends in June last
year.
Friends and family knew at the time that she was desperate to follow all those closest to her by settling down to marry.
However,
she was single and said to have been finding it difficult to move on
from a previous relationship that ended five years earlier.
After
meeting her ex on the night in question, she invited him and his
friends back to her flat in Fallowfield to continue drinking.
But when they failed to reconcile and he left the following morning, Ms Saul took her own life.
Her body was found hanged in the flat three days later by a friend who had become concerned after not hearing from her.
An
inquest, however, concluded that Ms Saul's death was misadventure
rather than suicide. Coroner Jean Harkin said there was not enough
evidence to prove that she had died as the result of a deliberate act.
After meeting her ex on the night in
question, Ms Saul invited him and his friends back to her flat in
Fallowfield to continue drinking. But when they failed to reconcile and
he left the following morning, she took her own life
She
invited the unnamed man and his friends back to the flat she owned for
further drinks but became upset when he left the following day - leading
her to believe they would never be getting back together.
Addressing
the hearing, Ms Harkin said: 'It is clear she was experiencing some
stresses at work and in her personal relationships.
'It is clear that her family don't believe she intended to take her own life.
'I
must be satisfied that Danielle intended to die by the act. I don't
feel I have the evidence beyond reasonable doubt that she intended to
die. I believe the evidence points to an attempt.
'I
believe alcohol may have had an intoxicating impact whereby the full
outcome of her actions may not have been totally realised.'
Ms
Saul - who graduated from Edge Hill University in Liverpool with a
degree in education and art and began working in recruitment - was
described as being ambitious, bright and fun-loving when at work and
socialising but secretly longed to settle down and marry.
In
the years proceeding her death, she was invited to several hen parties
and weddings and was asked to be bridesmaid to her best friend.
However, she herself was single and lived alone with her cat, leaving her to sink into a state of depression.
On separate occasions, she sent messages to a friend saying, 'I feel like dying', and a photograph of herself crying.
When the group of friends went out in June last year, Ms Saul bumped into her former long-term boyfriend.
She
invited the unnamed man and his friends back to the flat she owned for
further drinks but became upset when he left the following day - leading
her to believe they would never be getting back together.
Friends and
family knew Ms Saul was desperate to follow all those closest to her by
settling down to marry. However, she was single and said to have been
finding it difficult to move on from a previous relationship that ended
five years earlier
At some point over the next 72 hours, she ended her life.
Her
mother Karen Saul, from Preston, Lancashire, told the inquest: 'She had
had a couple of long-term relationships, one of which was around five
years ago, and then that broke up but she still had feelings for him and
found it difficult.
'I
think she had an overload that weekend with the upset from her previous
relationship. She had met up with that person and I think she hoped
they would get back together.
'She
had a difficult time at work a few months prior to that in her previous
job where she had a very difficult bullying boss who got her upset.
'I
believe she went to the doctors about that in November 2014, and it
seems around then three or four of her best friends got married.
'At
the time quite a number of her friends were getting married and she was
going to hen parties and she was going to be bridesmaid and I think she
got overloaded with these things and emotionally things became
exaggerated.'
A
post-mortem exam revealed Ms Saul had 162mg of alcohol in 100mg of
blood, more than double the legal driving limit - raising fears she
'impulsively' took the decision as a 'cry for help'. No note was found
with her body
A
post-mortem exam revealed Ms Saul had 162mg of alcohol in 100mg of
blood, more than double the legal driving limit - raising fears she
'impulsively' took the decision as a 'cry for help'. No note was found
with her body.
Speaking
of her daughter's possible intentions, Mrs Saul added: 'It might have
been a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Had she talked about
it we would have been there for her.'
Ms
Saul's best friend Lucy Nixon, who had known her for 15 years, said the
pair met up before their planned night out on the Saturday.
She said: 'She was very down.
'She always used very intensive words and we were expressive with one another. Saying "I feel like dying" would not be unusual.
'She
sent me a photo of herself crying on Saturday. Going for drinks would
be a huge distraction and she wouldn't bring that up. She did tell me in
2014 that she wanted to see a counsellor because she needed to deal
with her demons.'
Ms Harkin recorded a conclusion of death by misadventure.
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