Rose Chambers: Heartbroken mother hopes lessons can be learnt from daughter's death
A mother is hoping lessons can be learned from her daughter’s death but doesn’t think she will receive the apology she wants.
Last week an inquest into the death of 18-year-old Rose Chambers, who was found dead in a wooded area in Porthill, Shrewsbury, was adjourned and will conclude later this month.
Her inquest heard how she went missing after failing to turn up for work, and she was declared a high-risk missing person before being found dead in May.
The inquest was adjourned at the request of her mother Kaye Chambers and her solicitor due to alleged discrepancies in statements from mental health nurses about the days before Rose’s death.
It is hoped a witness who couldn’t attend last week due to illness will be present to clarify outstanding issues.
On April 30, Rose had told a nurse that she would kill herself that night or the following day, but due to her making future plans the nurse didn’t think Rose was actively suicidal.
Asking for help
Kaye has said the inquest and outcome won’t give her closure, and she doesn’t think she will get an apology.
She said: “I want someone to say sorry but they won’t.
“She was distressed and was asking for help.
"It seems the more she did to help herself, the less the services were willing to take care of her.
“In notes from a meeting on April 30 it says she was critical, but then witnesses said she wasn’t.
“I want some clarity around that. It is not really a question of closure.”
'Don't let me be another statistic'
Kaye paid tribute to her daughter again as a loving and caring person, and said a note she found said “don’t let me be another statistic.”
She said since Rose’s death, she has read textbooks on suicide and has learned things such as figures showing there are more suicides on a Monday.
She is now hoping lessons can be learned and other people can be helped, to keep the legacy of Rose going.
She added: “I hope that things will change and lessons can be learned.
“Hopefully changes can help other people, that is what Rose would want, she always wanted to help people.
“I would also like to say how grateful I am to the work of the police and the search and rescue people.”
