Yolanda Dolton, 35, A
mother-of-two left her infant son in his pushchair at the side of a
railway track before she stepped out into the path of a train, an
inquest heard.
She made sure her son was away from the line before she walked
on to the track near Stone station, Staffordshire. The driver
saw Mrs Dolton but had no time to stop.
Investigations reveal that she suffered from depression, believed she
was 'inadequate' and felt her family would be 'better off without her'.
She left detailed letters for friends and members of her family, including her husband, Aaron, thanking them for their support.
Physiotherapist
Mrs Dolton, who also had a young daughter, became depressed while
pregnant with her second child after tests revealed an abnormality on
her son's brain.
After his birth, Mrs Dolton started suffering from hallucinations and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act for 28 days.
Sharron
Conlon, safeguarding lead at South Staffordshire and Shropshire
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said Mrs Dolton, who lived in Stafford,
was referred to them in February.
Hours
before her death was seen by staff at a psychiatric unit who described
her as being 'bright' and 'affectionate' towards her baby.
Paul
Simmonds, coroner's liaison officer for the British Transport Police,
said CCTV shows Mrs Dolton placing the pushchair away from the track
before making a 'deliberate leap in front of the train.'
In a statement, her brother Robert said: 'She was a wonderful mother.
'She
was over the moon when expecting her second child but she was deeply
affected by the news of an abnormality in the baby's brain development.'
South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh recorded a conclusion of suicide while suffering psychotic depression.
He
said: 'Her notes to family and friends show a degree of a feeling of
inadequacy and not being able to cope. She seems to feel her family
would be better off without her.'
