Mother Falls To Death After Not Being Able To Breastfeed

May 4, 2009 by tanya
Filed under: News

An Inquest ruled an open verdict death this Friday on the death of a mother who was depressed after not being able to breast feed.

Katy Isden, 30, had been seen on CCTV footage taking a lift to the top of a 20 floor building onto the roof. She had then been seen on another video tape falling 300ft (92m) to her death last November.

The inquest had been told that the new mother had suffered from post natal depression four months after having her son, Benjamin. It is believed the depression had been due to her having trouble with breast feeding her baby.

Mrs Isden, who worked as a teacher had left the UK in 2007. She had been living with her husband James, 31 in the 14th floor of the New York apartment where she had fallen.

Geraint Williams, Coroner for Worchestershire, read from a statement: “Mr Isden called 911 after seeing his wife on the ground outside the apartments where they lived.
“He called police and said he thought his wife had fallen but he couldn’t be sure whether it was her or not.”

“He said she was upset nursing the child and had an appointment to see the lactation nurse that morning.
“She had seemed depressed about the feeding difficulties but had sought no help about that”, Mr Williams had read.

Her parents told the inquest that their daughter had seemed distressed and very unhappy. Mrs Isden’s mother had been planning to visit her daughter, but had arrived just after the incident had happened.

In the apartment, a note had been left to her mother saying: ‘I have an appointment [with the nurse] at 11.30am, I will see you when I get back’.”

No alcohol or drugs had been found in her body, and Mr Williams had recorded an open verdict as they had been unable to show whether she had fallen or jumped.