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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "The media were constantly bashing her character," he said in a statement. |
| "[They were] writing hurtful stories... generally hounding her daily." | "[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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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". | 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". |
| In a statement, she described the case as "a show trial". | In a statement, 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. | "Being well known should not allow special treatment, but should not allow making an example of someone," she said. |
| Chris Flack also told the coroner her daughter thought Mr Burton had sent a picture allegedly showing the scene of the assault, to an ex girlfriend that had then been released to the press. | |
| "This devastated her," she said. | |
| Ms Flack's twin Jody also said her sister had tried to take her own life the night before she appeared in court, and paramedics had been called on four separate occasions. | Ms Flack's twin Jody also said her sister had tried to take her own life the night before she appeared in court, and paramedics had been called on four separate occasions. |
| 'Sad all the time' | |
| In a written statement, she explained sections of the press were "hounding" the 40-year-old and had paid her neighbours to inform her on their movements. | |
| "The press and the public found this a very entertaining angle, and was spiralling out of control," Jody said. | "The press and the public found this a very entertaining angle, and was spiralling out of control," Jody said. |
| "I believe the shame... was too much to deal with." | "I believe the shame... was too much to deal with." |
| Mollie Grosberg, a friend of Ms Flack, said the presenter's mental health deteriorated as she got more famous. | |
| She said her friend had been "very sad all the time" and the assault case had made things worse. | |
| "She was so scared to go to prison, of the police, the press," she said. | |
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