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| TV star Caroline Flack left a note before her death saying she had wanted to "find harmony" with her boyfriend Lewis Burton, an inquest was told. | |
| The ex-Love Island and X Factor host had been hounded by the media and faced a "show trial" after being accused of Mr Burton's assault, the court heard. | |
| Mr Burton said the last time he had seen Ms Flack "she was not in a good place", Poplar Coroner's Court heard. | |
| "The media were constantly bashing her character," he said in a statement. | |
| "[They were] writing hurtful stories... generally hounding her daily." | |
| Ms Flack was found dead at her home in Stoke Newington, London in February, while she was facing trial accused of assaulting Mr Burton - a charge she denied. | |
| A note found by a paramedic said "I hope me and Lewis can one day find harmony," the court heard. | |
| The 40-year-old had left her role presenting Love Island, the ITV2 dating show, in the wake of her arrest last December. | |
| She had been charged with assaulting Mr Burton with a lamp, after police were called to a disturbance at her home. | |
| However, Ms Flack's mother Chris told the inquest she believed her daughter was "seriously let down by the authorities and in particular the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) for pursuing the case". | |
| She read a statement when she said she described the case as "a show trial". | |
| "Being well known should not allow special treatment, but should not allow making an example of someone," she said. |