A 'house proud' mother took her own life after her council house had been flooded by sewerage and rain water '40 times in 13 years', it has emerged.

Catherine McColl-Sutherland, 46, was forced to flee her home in May and only returned in August before it was swamped last week again with effluent.

Last week's flooding was the second time this year Ms McColl-Sutherland had to deal with foul-smelling disease-ridden water.

Catherine McColl-Sutherland, 46, was found dead at her home on Albert Road in Woking, Surrey just days after it had been badly flooded for the second time this year

Ms McColl-Sutherland took this photograph of the floodwater approaching her front door on September 15, just days before she took her own life, following very heavy downpours

Following the flooding in May, all of the furniture on the ground floor of her home was destroyed by knee-deep water contaminated with faeces and feminine hygiene products

The flood waters forced Ms McColl-Sutherland to dump furniture worth thousands of pounds

Ms McColl-Sutherland, pictured here in May standing in floodwater outside her home

Heavy rain last week saw water, faeces and even feminine hygiene products flood into her property in Woking, Surrey.

According to friends, she had become 'fed up' by the constant flooding. In May, the water reached a knee high depth on the ground floor of her normally immaculate council house.

A friend tried to call Ms McColl-Sutherland on Sunday and contacted the emergency services when they failed to get through.

Unfortunately, her body was found inside her home at approximately 8.30pm.

Paramedics attempted to revive Ms McColl-Sutherland but were unsuccessful.

Ms McColl-Sutherland had a range of medical conditions, including depression, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Thames Water said they fully sympathise with Ms McColl-Sutherland's family and said they are working with other parties to determine the cause of the most recent flooding on Albert Drive

Workers dragged the contaminated furniture into her front garden for disposal

Her family told Get Surrey that when she returned to her home in August, Ms McColl-Sutherland had believed her flooding nightmare had been resolved.

But, following last week's downpour, Ms McColl-Sutherland witnessed the floodwaters approaching her house again.

Ms McColl-Sutherland's council house was managed by New Vision Homes on behalf of Woking Borough Council.

A relative told Get Surrey: 'I never thought she would have done what she did. I was worried about her mental health and I went to a couple of meetings with her. She had a carer that used to come out three times a week.

Ms McColl-Sutherland was forced out of her immaculately-kept council home into temporary accommodation following May's floods and only returned to the property four weeks ago

Relatives said Ms McColl-Southerland could not cope with the prospect of being forced out of her home again for months following last week's torrential rain which caused more flooding

The water in May was badly contaminated with effluent from foul sewers outside the property

'She was always house proud. She was coping with it up until the massive flooding in May when they had to move her. But after that her mental health seemed to get worse and worse. When it happened again, it pushed her over the edge.'

It is understood a post-mortem revealed Ms McColl-Sutherland died by hanging.

An inquest will be held into her death.

A spokeswoman for Thames Water told MailOnline: 'We sympathise deeply with the family, and are already working with all the other organisations responsible for drainage in the area on a full investigation into the causes of the flooding.'

MailOnline has approached Woking Borough Council for comment.