A 13-YEAR-OLD girl who had 'everything to live for' did not intend to take her own life after being found hanged, an inquest heard.

Chantelle Elizabeth Jones died at her home on Llay New Road in Llay on October 1 of last year.

On Friday (August 6) at County Hall in Ruthin, an inquest was held into her tragic death.

It heard that on the day of October 1, Chantelle, who attended Castell Alun High School in Hope, had stayed off school due to having a sore throat.

Later that day, Chantelle's parents, Alison and Alex, who had fostered her when she was three and later adopted her, left their family home to go and get a coronavirus test from the testing facility in Deeside.

They asked if Chantelle wanted a McDonald's for tea, to which Chantelle agreed to - and shouted to Alison to 'not forget the dips'.

During Mr and Mrs Jones' time in Deeside, Chantelle text her mother at about 5.30pm saying that a curtain rail had come down in the house.

When they returned home at about 6pm, Mrs Jones shouted up to Chantelle but did not get a response. She then went up stairs and joked about being a waitress as she knocked on Chantelle's door with the McDonald's meal.

Upon entering the bedroom, she found her daughter hanged.

The inquest then heard evidence from both the Welsh Ambulance Service and the police - with the former sending paramedics who arrived at the address shortly before 6.15pm.

The air ambulance also responded to the incident, and advanced life support was attempted for 20 minutes - but Chantelle was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem provided a cause of death as hanging.

The inquest heard that in 2019, Chantelle had been referred to CAMS mental health support service due to a few instances of self-harm.

However, she was discharged from their care just eight days after being first admitted as she had not self-harmed for an extended period of time and was said to be feeling much better.

John Gittins, senior coroner for North Wales East and Central, recorded a conclusion of misadventure - defined as the unintended and unforeseen consequences of a deliberate act.

Mr Gittins cited the reasons for his conclusion as being the fact it had occurred at home, and not in an isolated location where she would not expect to have been found.

He also said because there was nothing in the form of a note left, and the fact she had texted her mother to tell her about the curtain rail also led him to his conclusion.

Mr Gittins described the case as a "tragedy" and said he could not begin to imagine what her family is going through.

A statement from Alison Jones described Chantelle as the "most precious thing" in her life, and a "happy, energetic girl" who had "everything to live for".

Chantelle was said to be performing very well at school, and aspired to join the army once she finished her education.

Alex Jones told the court that the family has been grieving "every day" since Chantelle's death. He said when Chantelle's beloved Chelsea FC won the Champions League on May 29 - it was the day of what would have been her 14th birthday.

The family told the court they believe the act to have been a cry for help, which went tragically wrong. Just days earlier, Chantelle is said to have asked her parents what she'd be getting for Christmas that year.

Anyone feeling at risk of self-harm can call the Samaritans 24 hours a day on 116 123.

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