Her son filed a missing persons report
A mum who left work “abruptly” before checking into a hotel was found dead the next day. Emma Marcus, from Southport, died on March 12 after checking into the Balmoral Lodge hotel the night before.
Staff had become concerned after not seeing the 43-year-old mother and her son, Bailey, had filed a missing persons report, which considered Emma to be a “vulnerable person.” An inquest at Preston Coroner’s Court heard she had experienced several months of both physical and mental health struggles, and also made an attempt to take her own life, LancsLive reports.
After being admitted to hospital in December for a depressive episode and suicidal thoughts, Emma was discharged and put on a plan to improve her condition at home. Her dosage of the anti depressant drug venlafaxine was increased to aid her treatment.
However, in February she became ill and went to hospital with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. The lack of the drug in her system is thought to have contributed to her mental health problems and resulted in a suicide attempt in hospital.
After being assessed and informing the mental health team that she no longer wanted to take her life, Emma was sent home with a plan put in place to aid her as the team provided regular check ups on her condition.
On March 11, she left her work abruptly and booked a room at Balmoral Lodge, telling friends she was going to stay at a different Southport hotel, The Royal Clifton.
Emma Mather, Area Coroner at Preston Coroner’s Court said: “She was a much loved mother, friend and sister. She experienced significant challenges with her mental health over the years.
“What I can see from this is that she has agreed to a plan to get her home and as soon as she’s gone home she thought she didn’t want to do this. It’s an incredible difficult situation that every body was in.”
At the inquest was Emma’s son, dad Darren, and ex-partner Robert. Bailey told the court: “She was the nicest person ever. (Mental Health services) were willing to send her home multiple times but family insisted.
“She would tell the mental health team she was ok but then would text others saying she wanted to kill herself.”
The coroner concluded that Emma’s cause of death was suicide.
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