single mother, 23, who was terrified of losing her child hanged herself in a hotel

An 'inspirational' young mother was found hanged in a hotel room after she became terrified of losing her three-year-old son when he went to live with his father.

Ellen Scott from Haworth, West Yorkshire, suffered panic attacks as she battled her son's father for custody of their child, and became 'stressed' by the possibility she might be pregnant again. 

The 23-year-old - a keen blogger who was a studying for a degree in Event Management at Leeds Beckett University - was engaged to be married and set to fly out to visit friends in Toulouse, southern France on June 25 last year.

But Miss Scott was found in her room at the £100-a-night Hallmark Hotel near Manchester Airport where she had been staying overnight ahead of her flight.

Two scraps of handwritten paper were found in the bin, which read 'suicide' and 'recovery.

Miss Scott has been described by her parents as an 'amazing inspirational young lady' and 'the kindest person on this earth.'

An inquest into Miss Scott's death heard  she suffered from mood swings and was prescribed anti depressants after she became 'terrified' of losing her child when he temporarily went to live his father. 

Although she got custody of the child following a court battle Miss Scott had also been to see her GP with anxiety and had become concerned about a pregnancy test.