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A tormented teenager who was struggling with her sexuality and gender deliberately took her own life during a summer walk with her dad, an inquest heard.

Qudsiyah Mahmood, 13, had begged her dad, who was in ill-health, to take her to Baitings Reservoir, near Ripponden, a place that their family would visit regularly, with the promise she would do well in her upcoming exams at school.

But Bradford Coroner's Court heard on Thursday (October 16) that it was a ploy to get her to the spot so she could jump in the water, Leeds Live reports.

The Halifax teen tragically died after entering the water at around 1:20pm on Wednesday, May 28. Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler ruled what was originally thought to be a "tragic accident" was found to be suicide.

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