Mum who was abused and had house targeted in bitter neighbour dispute took her own life - after SHE was arrested
07.09.2022 - 10:59
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A "loving" mum tragically took her own life after a bitter dispute between neighbours in Lincolnshire, an inquest has heard.
Sytske Luikens, 51, of Bentley Street in Cleethorpes, was tragically found dead on a farm track next to her car off the B1225 near Caistor on June 19 last year. The social worker had mental health difficulties, which are believed to have worsened after a bitter dispute between her and her neighbours escalated, with the single mum being arrested after an accusation of racial discrimination.
A hearing at Cleethorpes Town Hall heard rubbish was regularly thrown over the wall of her home, and when she challenged those she believed were responsible she allegedly faced a torrent of verbal sexual abuse. Her front window was shattered by a projectile, believed to have come from a passing car and items continued to be thrown over her garden wall. When she responded she was accused of racial discrimination and later arrested by Humberside Police.
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Our sister site Grimsby Live reported from the inquest, which heard the devoted mum was suspended from her job and told mental health support workers that if she lost her job she would "end it all." Just days later, on June 19, she was found dead after a missing person report was given to Humberside Police.
Assistant coroner for North East Lincolnshire, Marianne Johnson, said the long-running dispute with the neighbours had spilled over into verbal sexual abuse of the single-mum and counter allegations of verbal racial abuse.
She said: "It was clear this issue severely affected her mental state and was the catalyst. Allegations were
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