A woman who loved going out and on holidays took her own life aged just 41.

Helen Regan of Croft Gate, Harwood, died at Royal Bolton Hospital on December 9 last year.

Bolton Coroners Court heard Mrs Regan lived with her husband, James Regan, having met at work in 2014.

In a statement read out at the inquest, Mr Regan described his wife as a ‘party girl’ who ‘loved going out a lot, loved going to local pubs and seeing live acts’ and ‘trying new restaurants’.

He also described her as a ‘hostess’ who ‘loved entertaining’ and said how they enjoyed going on multiple holidays abroad yearly.

Mrs Regan had been working in the accounts department of a laboratory company in Farnworth at the time of her death.

She had a history of depression and was on prescription medication for it at the time of her death.

On the night of December 5 last year, Mr and Mrs Regan were at their home.

After cooking him a meal, Mrs Regan said she was going outside to have a cigarette.

Mr Regan went outside to check on her after 10 to 15 minutes and found her hanging in the garage.

He got her down and called paramedics, who took her to Royal Bolton Hospital where she was placed on life support.

However, her brain injury was not survivable, and Mrs Regan died at Royal Bolton Hospital on December 9.

Dr Michael McEvoy, a consultant at Royal Bolton Hospital, gave Mrs Regan’s medical cause of death as a severe hypoxic brain injury, caused by hanging.

DI Stuart Woodhead of Greater Manchester Police confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances or third-party involvement in Mrs Regan’s death.

Concluding, Coroner Peter Sigee gave Mrs Regan’s cause of death as suicide.

He said: “Mrs Regan was found unresponsive at her home on December 5 last year.”

Coroner Sigee continued: “She was placed on life support but was unable to overcome the hypoxic brain injury, and she died from this injury on December 9 last year.

“With regret, I am required to conclude that she died from suicide.”

He also accepted Dr McEvoy’s medical cause of death and finished by offering his condolences to the family.

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