Woman, 27, who was told there was 'nothing wrong' died after jumping from van

A young woman was "repeatedly told there was nothing wrong with her mental health" before she jumped to her death from a moving van.

Leah Senior had "tried to cope with demons in her life", including issues she had with her mental health and with alcohol, an inquest into her death heard. She also struggled after losing her beloved grandmother to Leukaemia at aged 13.

Her devastated mum Hayley told how her and her husband Neil had tried to help Leah with her issues over the years, but they had repeatedly been told there was "nothing wrong" with her, Yorkshire Live reports. On January 17 this year, Leah told her partner she had intentions of taking her own life before she opened the passenger door of his moving van and got out onto the road.

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The 27-year-old died at the scene on Denby Dale in Huddersfield, despite resuscitation attempts by passers-by and emergency services. Speaking at Leah's inquest at Wakefield Coroner's Court, mum Hayley described Leah as a "loving child" who was "always laughing and smiling" and said as she grew older she was "sassy" and "jolly."

However, when Leah was 13, she lost her gran, something area coroner Oliver Longstaff said was a contributing factor to her mental health issues. The court heard Leah went on to become an accountant, and started to have trouble with alcohol while working in Leeds.

Her mum said in a statement: "They were big drinkers, always going to the pubs and that's when it spiralled and she began drinking and it never stopped. We felt she had gone downhill massively. She was drinking at work and the company found out.

"They didn't want to sack her so she resigned and they gave her a