Worried about Charlotte’s welfare, Jack used her Snapchat account to pinpoint her location and called the police.

Her final message to him read, “I love you – knowing that you hate me is enough.”

At the inquest into her death, it was revealed that the 17-year-old had died with cocaine and alcohol in her system – although there is no evidence to suggest that she was a regular drug user.

The hearing also learned that the night before her death, Charlotte had been out drinking alcohol with her friends, Stephanie Bradshaw and Kieran Ashcroft, but there was absolutely no indication then that she was contemplating ending her life.

“She told me that she had been seeing someone called Jack Hurst for about two years but they had since split up,” Stephanie said.

“She didn’t seem upset about it and seemed really happy the entire night. The next day I dropped her off home at around 6 am and she sent me a message later on.”

“Charlotte told me that she had been having a good night, and seemed happy when I dropped her off the next morning.”

At the hearing, Charlotte’s parents revealed that she had previously self-harmed and that she had been referred for treatment because of this behavior.

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