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A depressed young student who died after taking a high dose of cocaine was found with the words ‘take my organs’ written on her wrist.
Former Invicta Girls Grammar pupil Shruti Baral was discovered on the floor of her Maidstone bedroom by her 17-year-old brother.
The 22-year-old geography undergraduate was described as a bright young student who was not in the habit of taking drugs.
She suffered from depression, despite her happy exterior, an inquest heard.
Shortly before she was found dead on February 17 at her family home in Emsworth Grove, Vinters Park, where she lived with her mother and brother, Shruti left a message on her Facebook site.
It contained a photo of herself and message asking people if they would remember her if she died.
She had sought help from her university’s psychological services unit in London.
Giving evidence of how he discovered his sister’s body, Satchet later broke down in tears when asked to examine two documents written by his sister to confirm it was her handwriting, stating things she wanted to bequeath.
Det Con David Taft, with the Maidstone Active Crime Unit at the time of the investigation, said there was no evidence of injury or third party involvement, and no signs of her room being disturbed.
Analysis of the cocaine found in her room was put at 69% purity.
A post mortem carried out at Medway Maritime Hospital also found her blood stream contained a small amount of alcohol.
Dr David Rouse, who conducted the post-mortem, said in his opinionShruti died from a fatal level of cocaine.
Coroner Patricia Harding, returning a verdict Miss Baral killed herself, said: “She died from a deliberate act with the intention of causing her own death.”
