A HAMPSHIRE woman killed herself after a long battle with mental illness, an inquest heard.
Emma Thorn, 43, was found dead by her housemate at home in Mansergh Walk, Totton, after taking an overdose and suffocating herself.
She suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and also had a history of alcohol problems.
Coroner Keith Wiseman recorded a verdict of suicide.
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