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| Ursula Keogh suicide: Girl, 11, 'intended to kill herself' | Ursula Keogh suicide: Girl, 11, 'intended to kill herself' |
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| An 11-year-old girl killed herself after getting off a school bus and sending her mother a text message saying: "I love you but so sorry". | An 11-year-old girl killed herself after getting off a school bus and sending her mother a text message saying: "I love you but so sorry". |
| Ursula Keogh, 11, from Halifax, got off the bus home near a bridge over a river on 22 January, an inquest heard. | Ursula Keogh, 11, from Halifax, got off the bus home near a bridge over a river on 22 January, an inquest heard. |
| Her body was found three hours later just over a mile (2km) downstream. | Her body was found three hours later just over a mile (2km) downstream. |
| Her mother had felt "fobbed off" as she tried to get support for Ursula, the coroner said. There was evidence she intended to kill herself, he said. | Her mother had felt "fobbed off" as she tried to get support for Ursula, the coroner said. There was evidence she intended to kill herself, he said. |
| Coroner Martin Fleming said it was a "desperately sad case" and warned "communication difficulties needed to be ironed out" between youth support services. | Coroner Martin Fleming said it was a "desperately sad case" and warned "communication difficulties needed to be ironed out" between youth support services. |
| Emotional wellbeing | Emotional wellbeing |
| The inquest in Bradford heard Ursula had a history of self-harming, had recently started at a new school and her mother, Nicky Harlow, had separated from Ursula's father. | The inquest in Bradford heard Ursula had a history of self-harming, had recently started at a new school and her mother, Nicky Harlow, had separated from Ursula's father. |
| In late 2017, Ms Harlow spoke to her GP twice about concerns over her daughter's emotional wellbeing, but no face to face appointment took place. | In late 2017, Ms Harlow spoke to her GP twice about concerns over her daughter's emotional wellbeing, but no face to face appointment took place. |
| The coroner said Ms Harlow felt "fobbed off" after GPs told her to seek advice from her school, Lightcliffe Academy, with the school advising them to go to the doctors. | The coroner said Ms Harlow felt "fobbed off" after GPs told her to seek advice from her school, Lightcliffe Academy, with the school advising them to go to the doctors. |
| Addressing Halifax GP Dr Steven Cleasby, the coroner said: "It sounds to me that we've got communication difficulties that need to be ironed out, would you agree?" | Addressing Halifax GP Dr Steven Cleasby, the coroner said: "It sounds to me that we've got communication difficulties that need to be ironed out, would you agree?" |
| The doctor agreed. | The doctor agreed. |
| 'Very bright' | 'Very bright' |
| The inquest was told the youngster had a positive appointment with a Relate councillor in January and that Lightcliffe Academy did help provide her with some emotional support. | The inquest was told the youngster had a positive appointment with a Relate councillor in January and that Lightcliffe Academy did help provide her with some emotional support. |
| A statement from Ursula's mother, which was read out at the inquest, described how her daughter had wanted to become a teacher. | A statement from Ursula's mother, which was read out at the inquest, described how her daughter had wanted to become a teacher. |
| She was "very bright for her age" and felt her friends were "in a bubble of childhood" and she was not, said Ms Harlow. | She was "very bright for her age" and felt her friends were "in a bubble of childhood" and she was not, said Ms Harlow. |
| Read more news from across Yorkshire | Read more news from across Yorkshire |
| The coroner said Ursula had a circle of friends in school and there was no evidence to suggest she was being bullied. | The coroner said Ursula had a circle of friends in school and there was no evidence to suggest she was being bullied. |
| A police officer told the inquest Ursula got off the bus from school "a stop early" near North Bridge, Halifax. | |
| A short time later, passers by found her school bag and phone on the bridge. Her mother had received the text message and called the police. | A short time later, passers by found her school bag and phone on the bridge. Her mother had received the text message and called the police. |
| After a major search, her body was discovered in Hebble Brook in the Paris Gates area of the town. | After a major search, her body was discovered in Hebble Brook in the Paris Gates area of the town. |