The heartbroken mum of a 14-year-old who took her own life says her daughter was a “truly remarkable young girl”.

Talented artist Leah Bishop, from Lydd-on-Sea, was found dead in her bedroom after overdosing on prescription medication taken from family members.

A two-day inquest heard how, in a devastating final message to her best friend, Leah wrote: “I’ve done something bad. I’m scared.”

The inquest also heard she had battled mental health issues and had felt “anxious, isolated and alone” at the Marsh Academy before being withdrawn to be home-schooled.

While noting doubts expressed by police about whether Leah intended to take her own life, a coroner ruled her death a suicide.

Speaking after the inquest, her mum, Tracy Guile, told KentOnline her daughter had been “full of creativity

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