21-year-old Jade Rees
A 21-year-old young mother, Jade Rees, was left so haunted by her
decision to abort an unborn child that she hanged herself while
listening to an Ed Sheeran song about the heartbreak of miscarriage.
She had a termination when her five month relationship with the
baby's father broke down and he began dating another woman. But the
mother-of-one's decision left her 'upset and distressed' - and three
weeks later she took her own life.
Miss Rees left handwritten notes addressed to her parents and
two-year-old son, explaining the struggle she had faced since the
devastating procedure, in which she stressed that her little boy 'means everything to me'.
She died while listening to the Ed Sheeran song Small Bump - a
first person account of a miscarried child, written from the point of
view of one of the songwriter's closest friends.
An inquest into her death revealed Miss Rees, from Oldham, Greater
Manchester, had a history of eating disorders and had battled depression
since she was just 14.
She had been prescribed antidepressants after being diagnosed with
anorexia but was taken off the tablets when she fell pregnant with her
son in 2013.
Although she split from the boy's father when she was just four months pregnant, the then teenager coped 'exceptionally well' as a doting single mother.
She met her most recent boyfriend in early 2015 but they split
after she became pregnant with his child. Her pregnancy was terminated
in October. It is not known how far gone she was at the time of the
procedure.
The Heywood hearing was told Miss Rees' mental state worsened when
she visited a pub she used to frequent with her ex-partner, only to
discover he had asked the landlord to bar her.
She then overdosed on prescription and over the counter pills twice
in 48 hours. On the second occasion her father had to rush her to Royal
Oldham Hospital's A&E department, where she stayed for two days
before being declared medically fit for discharge.
Doctors did however refer her to psychiatric services for a full and thorough assessment.
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