Rubina Khan bought tickets to Windsor for her and her son before they died on tracks at Slough station

A law graduate lay down in front of a speeding train with her ten-year-old son after fearing she was being pressured to reconcile with her estranged husband, an inquest heard yesterday.

Rubina Khan had told doctors that her mental heath problems were triggered by her husband’s return from Pakistan after six years of separation. Some relatives hoped they would get back together. Ms Khan, who had two other children, had feared her children would be taken from her because of the stigma around mental health, Reading coroners’ court was told.

Ms Khan, 46, went to Slough station in Berkshire on September 23, 2014 with her son, Amaar, who was in his school uniform. They walked to the end of a platform before Ms Khan picked