Private school girl experienced anxiety 'for years', inquest told
Caitlyn Scott-Lee, 16, was found dead at Wycombe Abbey school in Buckinghamshire on April 21 last year
Last updated 30th Apr 2024
A private school pupil experienced anxiety and depression for years before she is believed to have killed herself, an inquest has heard.
Caitlyn Scott-Lee, 16, was found dead at Wycombe Abbey school in Buckinghamshire on April 21 last year, the day before she was due to have her first detention.
Previously, the inquest at Buckinghamshire Coroner's Court heard Caitlyn received the detention after alcohol was found in her possession on March 19.
Two days after the alcohol was found, Caitlyn was due to play at a concert at Eton.
However, she went missing and was found more than two miles away at her mother's home in Windsor.
In a diary entry, found after her death, Caitlyn described this incident as her "best cry out for help".
On Tuesday, Caitlyn's GP Dr Jude Joseph Gubral gave evidence to the inquest.
Caitlyn attended an appointment with Dr Gubral on March 29, a week after she went missing.
He said she told him she had experienced anxiety for the past year and a half, and depression for the previous three years.
"Caitlyn believed her anxiety and depression had got worse over the last year," he said.
"She stated she did have occasional thoughts of suicide and self-harm."
He said she told him that when she had those thoughts she would talk to friends and the thoughts would pass.
The doctor said he told Caitlyn he would refer her to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
"I also warned her it may take some time before she hears anything back from them," he said.
On April 21, staff at Wycombe Abbey began to search for Caitlyn after she failed to return in time for curfew at her accommodation.
She was then found in a secluded area of the school.