Ellie Major, from Hessle, near Hull, was found dead at her home on August 10 last year. An inquest found she had died with a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs in her system
A mother who was deemed 'low risk' despite previous suicide attempts died after a drug overdose, an inquest has heard.
Ellie Major, from Hessle, near Hull, had her mental health treatment delayed as a result of the classification - a decision which her family said 'contributed to her poor mental health'.
At Hull Coroner's Court yesterday, it was found that the 24-year-old, had died with a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs in her system on August 10 last year.
The mum-of-one had been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a type of arthritis effecting her joints, when she was aged 14 and was prescribed painkillers to deal with the pain.
The inquest into her death found that Ms Major had attempted to end her own life by overdosing on drugs in March 2017, which resulted in her losing custody over her son.
But it had taken six months for her to be assessed by mental health experts because she was not a high risk.
Ms Major's social worker told the hearing that the young mum had been 'at the bottom of her list' because she was at a 'low/medium risk'.
She told the hearing through tears: 'When I found out about Ellie's death I was following up an appointment with her. I never accepted it, and that is what has thrown me so much.
'When I spoke with Ellie, she reassured me that her previous attempt to take her own life was impulsive and she was very remourseful.'
The inquest into her death found that Ms Major (left and right) had attempted to end her own life by overdosing on drugs in March 2017, which resulted in her losing custody over her son
But Ms Major's heartbroken mother Marie Mitchell, 49, said it was 'beyond her' she had been deemed
