A teenager took his own life after he was falsely accused of rape, an inquest heard. Jay Cheshire, 17, who was “mature and well-liked”, was at the centre of a police investigation which ended in June this year when the alleged victim dropped the charge.
But he tried to commit suicide a few weeks later and after being taken to Southampton General Hospital, died on 5th of July.
An inquest at Winchester Coroners Court, Hants, heard Jay struggled to cope with the false accusations and was “absolutely distraught.”
Jay, from Southampton, was a sixth form student at Bitterne Park School studying English Literature, Film Studies & Geography and hoped to become a history teacher or a writer.
His mother, 54, said the accusation was a major factor in his death.
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