A WHITCHURCH woman found unwell and taken to hospital in Stoke intended to take her own life, a coroner had ruled.

Corinne Beddows, 62, died at Royal Stoke Hospital on September 10, 2022 after she was taken unwell at her home in Edgerton Place the day before.

She was taken to the Staffordshire hospital but despite the best efforts of medical staff, she died.

Shropshire coroner John Ellery told the inquest into Ms Beddows’s death, held at Shirehall in Shrewsbury on Thursday, January 5, that she had left a note stating her intent to take her own life.

Mr Ellery gave a conclusion of suicide.

Helplines

If you would like any help with bereavement, loss or mental wellbeing, here are some helpline numbers

You can call the Samaritans on 116 123

Papyrus Hopeline on 0800 068 4141

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on 0800 58 58 58

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS) 0300 111 5065 uksobs.org