THE heartbroken mother of a teenager who hanged himself over rape allegations took her own life after fearing she would lose their family home and with it memories of her son, an inquest heard.

An inquest into the death of Karin Cheshire also found failings with her mental health care that Karin Cheshire was receiving following the death of her son Jay.

Friends and family of the 55-year-old told the hearing that Karin couldn't see a future without her son, whose body was found in a park near their family home in Cornwall Crescent last July.

She had also been in and out of hospital suffering with bipolar and depression.

On July 18, neighbours entered her home after becoming worried when they had not heard from her for several hours after she told friend and neighbour Teresa Beddoe she "won't be long".

Tragically, they discovered her body in the three bedroom family home.

Winchester Coroner's Court heard how Karin had suffered with depression and found it difficult to sleep following 17-year-old Jay's death. She was also in financial difficulties as a result of her mental health difficulties.

However Teresa said her friend had shown signs of improvements in February earlier this year.

"After Jay died Karin changed and was not the same person; she could not hold a conversation," added Ms Beddoe.

"Following Jay's inquest (in October 2015) she went away and I found out she was seeking help for depression.

"Her house became untidy. Her room could not be slept in and so she slept in Jay's room. I think she thought this brought her closer to Jay, sleeping in the room the way he left it before he passed.

"I provided her a key to my house to if she needed a change of scenery. This appeared to help. I felt she was turning a corner."

Ms Beddoe told the court that she had also lost her daughter Cheryl in 2014 in the same way as Karin lost Jay.

She added that they texted everyday and had become like sisters.

"I was texting her every morning. I believe our communications were a source of comfort to her.

"However, she had money worries and had been overspending for some time.

"Karin was scared she was going to lose her home. She would have had to move and leave the last place her son lived.

"The thought of having to uproot things was an awful thing for her."

It was heard that Karin's benefits were due to end that month and she would also have to repay child benefit that she was unaware she was still receiving for Jay. This added to her money worries.

Pathologist Dr Vipul Foria confirmed Karin had died from asphyxiation as a result of hanging.

Speaking in July, Karin's brother Simon Cheshire, 58, said his distraught sister simply couldn't see a future without her son.

The inquest also heard from Dr Adam Cox of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Although he did not have any direct contact with Karin, he confirmed the an investigatory report had found the trust had failed her by not noting a risk of suicide.

Senior coroner Grahame Short added that the community mental health teams failed to recognise the risk that her state of mind might deteriorate without support.

He also added that she had also not seen a psychiatrist for two months after being discharged from hospital in December last year and that the anniversary of her son's death was not recognised as significant.

Her daughter, Camellia, who has lost both her mother and brother in just over 12 months, said health care services did "nothing for her and nothing to help."

"I do believe that if she did not have people like Teresa, myself and my grandmother, she would have killed herself sooner," she added Mr Short recorded a conclusion of death by suicide.

Mary Kloer, Clinical Director Adult Mental Health at Southern Health said:  “We were extremely saddened to hear of Ms Cheshire’s death and would like to offer our sincerest condolences to her family at this difficult time. We will be sharing the findings of the investigation with Ms Cheshire’s family.”

“We recognise that there were parts of Ms Cheshire’s care that could have been better. A review in to the death has highlighted some issues in Ms Cheshire’s care which we are working hard to address and to improve the services; this will include improving how we work with people who are disengaging from services. ”