Young mum sent heartbreaking text about her daughter before falling from bridge

A young mum sent a heartbreaking text about her daughter before falling off a bridge to her death.

Amy Fitzgerald texted her mother to tell her she was going to harm herself on December 28, 2018, Yorkshire Live reports.

Later that day, the 24-year-old died after falling from the North Bridge in Halifax.

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In a statement read out at Bradford Coroners' Court, Jayne Wilkinson, Amy's mum, detailed the message that was sent to her.

It said: "Mum, I'm sorry but this time I'm going. "Please tell (daughter's name) I loved her so much."

Mrs Wilkinson later heard from the father of Amy's child that she had fallen from North Bridge after someone had put it on Facebook.

The inquest was told Amy had suffered from severe mental health problems and had struggled with depression from the age of 15.

Mrs Wilkinson said: "And the first I knew of this was when I received a call to say she was on the flyover at Burdock Way.

"I rushed there and was met by the police. The police negotiator told me Amy had heard my voice and she eventually came over the side to safety."

Assistant coroner Angela Brocklehurst heard evidence that she was also once found in some woods with stab wounds to her legs and on another occasion, her mum had to break into her flat because she had self-harmed and was unconscious.

But Mrs Wilkinson, who is attending the hearing and is being represented by counsel, said she would always seek help from professionals.

She said that on December 28 she received a text message from Amy at 12.08 saying: 'I'm not good for anyone, off to Dales (the unit at Calderdale Royal Hospital for patients with mental health problems) to get