Father of BBC Radio 6 Music producer who took her own life launches charity trends now
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The father of a BBC Radio 6 Music producer who took her own life has launched a charity to help others with mental health problems.
The Kelly Foundation was founded by John Stooke, 76, father of Kelly Jobanputra.
Kelly was a popular journalist and a presenter on BBC Radio Wiltshire for 11 years before moving to become a producer at BBC Radio 6 Music in London.
She took her own life in 2019 with John revealing how she had struggled over the years.
Journalist Kelly Stooke took her own life in 2019 following a long battle with mental health
Mrs Jobanputra, who died at the age of 40, is pictured with husband Vikesh Jobanputra
A coroner ruled that Mrs Jobanputra's death was suicide after she was hit by a train in 2019.
However, her family including her father John argued the finding ignored their claims that her actions were a cry for help.
Mr Stooke wrote a 16-page document laying out what he believed his daughter's thought process would have been the day she died.
At the time, he said a narrative verdict would have reassured his daughter's children, arguing that the suicide finding was too 'simplictic'.
He has now started the mental health charity in her memory the Pinetrees Centre in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Mr Stooke said: 'The charity has