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A heartbroken mum of a teenager who took his own life after being falsely accused of r@pe was found hanged in her family home.
The family of
grief-stricken Karin Cheshire, 55, said she 'could not see a future' without
son Jay Cheshire, 17, who took his own life after allegations of r@pe were made
against him.
The complaint
was withdrawn after two weeks but were said to have deeply affected Jay.
Karin had vowed
to investigate the police's handling of the case but her family said she became
'vacant' and 'zombie-like' after his death.
The mum-of-two
was found at her home in Southampton, Hampshire, on July 18 and an inquest into
her death heard she had died in the same way as her son - asphyxiation as a
result of hanging.
Karin was
discovered by neighbours who became worried when they had not heard from her or
seen her walk her beloved pet Shih Tzu.
Her brother
Simon, said:
"I now think Karin
had been preparing for this, as we've been clearing out her house for the past
three months.
"It came to the
anniversary of Jay's death and, sadly, although I almost expected her to do
something, I'm shocked she actually took her life in the same fashion.
"She just couldn't
see a future without Jay."
He said the
whole family have not got over Jay's death, who died at Southampton General
Hospital, Hants, on July 5 last year two days after he was found hanging.
Karin spoke out
after his death, revealing she had to make the heart-wrenching decision to
switch off his life support.
After she fell
into a deep depression, her brother said she turned down offers of family
support, instead seeking support from others sharing a common grief.
Simon said he
last saw his sister on July 1, shortly before the anniversary of Jay's death,
and described Karin as looking 'vacant' and 'zombie-like'.
He added:
"She used to be so
different, she was just a really, really intelligent woman who probably could
have written books - she even kept a diary for 40 years.
"But what happened
to Jay just finished her off and she never recovered.
"The whole thing is
just so tragic, and I do feel anger with the girl. I would really like to meet
her and hear her side of the story."
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