Mum sent heartbreaking text about her daughter before tragically dying in horror bridge fall
10.03.2022 - 13:47
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A young woman texted her mum to tell her she was going to hurt herself before tragically falling off a bridge to her death.
Amy Fitzgerald, 24, sent the message to Jayne Wilkinson at approximately 1pm on December 28, 2018.
In a statement read out an inquest held at Bradford Coroner's Court, Jayne Wilkinson said: "Mum, I'm sorry but this time I'm going. Please tell (daughter's name) I loved her so much."
Yorkshire Live writes that she said she later heard from the father of Amy's child that she had fallen from North Bridge in Halifax after someone had posted it on Facebook.
The court heard how Amy suffered from severe mental health problems and had struggled with depression from the young age of 15.
Jayne 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 sectioned.'
She said she called her back but couldn't remember what she had said. Less than an hour later Amy sent her the text message which heralded the end of her life.
Mrs Wilkinson said: "As a family we