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| Katherine Hooper jumped to death on Dartmoor with son | |
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| A woman jumped to her death from rocks at Dartmoor with her five-year-old son, an inquest has heard. | A woman jumped to her death from rocks at Dartmoor with her five-year-old son, an inquest has heard. |
| Katherine Hooper, 24, and Joshua Patterson died after falling 80ft (24m) at Haytor in July 2013. | |
| Ms Hooper's son Samuel, two, was later found dead, possibly drowned, at her home in Paignton. | Ms Hooper's son Samuel, two, was later found dead, possibly drowned, at her home in Paignton. |
| The coroner at the inquest held in Torquay said Ms Hooper took her own life, Joshua was unlawfully killed and recorded an open verdict on Samuel. | |
| Pathologists have been unable to establish the cause of Samuel's death, despite a post-mortem examination. | Pathologists have been unable to establish the cause of Samuel's death, despite a post-mortem examination. |
| The boys' father, Neil Patterson, who was estranged from Ms Hooper, said in a statement after the inquest that he believed she had found Samuel drowned in the bath. | The boys' father, Neil Patterson, who was estranged from Ms Hooper, said in a statement after the inquest that he believed she had found Samuel drowned in the bath. |
| He said it would have been an "unimaginable sight" and she would have feared losing Joshua to social services and being arrested over the death. | He said it would have been an "unimaginable sight" and she would have feared losing Joshua to social services and being arrested over the death. |
| "Katherine must have been in the darkest hole imaginable," he said. | "Katherine must have been in the darkest hole imaginable," he said. |
| Mr Patterson had been charged with attacking Ms Hooper in April 2013, but the charges were dropped after her death. | Mr Patterson had been charged with attacking Ms Hooper in April 2013, but the charges were dropped after her death. |
| A Serious Case Review is under way to examine whether the family had been failed after it emerged they were known to social services and other agencies. | A Serious Case Review is under way to examine whether the family had been failed after it emerged they were known to social services and other agencies. |