Boy, 17 Commits Suicide After He Was Falsely Accused Of Rape

 

A teenager took his own life after he was falsely accused of rape, an inquest heard. Jay Cheshire, 17, who was "mature and well-liked", was at the centre of a police investigation which ended in June this year when the alleged victim dropped the charge.

But he tried to commit suicide a few weeks later and after being taken to Southampton General Hospital, died on 5^th of July.

An inquest at Winchester Coroners Court, Hants, heard Jay struggled to cope with the false accusations and was "absolutely distraught."

Jay, from Southampton, was a sixth form student at Bitterne Park School studying English Literature, Film Studies & Geography and hoped to become a history teacher or a writer.

His mother, 54, said the accusation was a major factor in his death.

 

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