Double tragedy as Devon mum and daughter, 19, found dead days apart
Rhianne Halton left behind two young boys, and her mum Jeanette Whittle had struggled following her death
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Tributes have been paid to a mother and her 19-year-old daughter who both suddenly died within just over a week of each other.
Much-loved teenager Rhianne Halton had given birth to her second child just six weeks before she tragically ended her life at her home in Torquay on May 10, 2020.
An inquest held in Plymouth yesterday heard Rhianne had a long history of mental health problems due to a ‘difficult childhood’ which saw her being raised by her devoted grandparents.
A teenage mother hanged herself just 41 days after the birth of her second child following an argument with her controlling boyfriend, an inquest heard.
Rhianne Halton, 19, from Torquay, Devon, had a ‘difficult’ relationship with her partner who was the father of her three-year-old son and newborn boy, the coroner was told in a statement from her grandparents.
During lockdown in May last year, Rhianne was not able to have face-to-face meetings with midwives and health visitors after she gave birth, the Plymouth inquest heard.
A review concluded they would not have been able to prevent her death.
Rhianne Halton (pictured above) , 19, and her partner had an argument one lunchtime in May 2020 and half an hour later - after a series of text messages - he returned to their home in Torquay, Devon, and found her dead, an inquest heard