A fun-loving woman from Whitefield, England who dreamt of being an air hostess took her own life after struggling to pay her bills, an inquest heard.

Jennifer Steadman was described as the "life of the party" before she was found hanged in her Greater Manchester flat.

Jennifer Steadman was described as 'happy-go-lucky' but had suffered money troubles

The 20-year-old had told her mum she had "had enough" before it emerged she had fallen behind with rent and owed money on loans.

She was found dead at home on Boxing Day last year after being reported missing by her boyfriend.

The young woman studied travel and tourism and dreamed of a career working as an air hostess so she could travel the world.

Her sister Jessica Steadman said: “Jennifer was a happy-go-lucky girl and she had a lot of mates. We did have arguments but they were normal.

The 20-year-old had got behind on her bills, an inquest heard before she took her own life

On Boxing Day last year, Jennifer was found hanged at her flat in Whitefield, Greater Manchester

 “She did have debts over rent and bills and had loans that she needed to pay back. She had a flat but couldn’t afford to pay the gas and electricity.

“'The last time I contacted her was through Facebook in mid-December. The last time I actually saw her was the beginning of December.

"She seemed content at that time. She told me she had got a job and things were looking up.

“I do think she planned what she was going to do. I feel that with the run up and the whole situation where she stopped talking to me and her friends. She had lied about the job.

“I think she lied to her friends and her boyfriend about her whereabouts so nobody could stop her like the last time. When I spoke about people that were dead in our family she said she wanted to be with them.

“When we looked around the flat after the police we found her handbag with notes in for individual people in a small box in her bag.

She had dreamed of a career working as an air hostess so she could travel the world

She was described as the 'life of the party' and appeared to be happy before she died

"There was a laptop and two other phones in her bag. Jennifer was the life of the party.

"She liked to sing and she wanted to go on the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. She made me happy and always put other people first.”

Miss Steadman's mother Jeanette said: ''She and I would speak over Facebook or texts and she seemed happy but was up and down.

“The last time I saw Jennifer was at the end of November. I believed that Jennifer was depressed and took her own life."

In a statement, Jennifer’s boyfriend Matthew Owens described her as "private" and told the inquest he began to be worried when she didn't arrive at his house on Christmas Day.

Recording a conclusion of suicide, Coroner Lisa Hashmi said: “Jennifer was quite clearly a troubled young woman, however, more recently she had been making plans for the future.

 “Equally, she could be a little secretive and I have heard she told one person one thing and another person something else.

“Against the background of the notes found, that supports an intention to self-harm. I am satisfied that Jennifer intended to take her own life from the personal and financial difficulties in her life.

“The protective factors in her life were not strong enough to prevent her from doing what she did - although she was quite clearly a fun, loving individual.”

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