BBC children's TV star Mya-Lecia Naylor who died aged 16 after hanging herself

Children's TV star Mya-Lecia Naylor died aged 16 after hanging herself at her family home, a coroner ruled today.

The CBBC actress was taken to hospital after being found by her mother Zena Beggs, 46, in a marquee at her home in South Norwod, South London, but was pronounced dead soon after.

Miss Naylor, who died on April 7, was due to sit her GCSEs that summer but her parents had recently had a phone call from the school saying her grades were lower than expected.

She had also been grounded and banned from attending a party, and had spent the night before her death watching a film with her family that included a scene of suicide.

Miss Naylor appeared with Emily Atack, Fleur East and Tess Daly on the children's channel show Almost Never.

The aspiring teenage model also played Fran in CBBC's Millie Inbetween, a drama about a girl coming to terms with the divorce of her parents.

Mya-Lecia with her father Martin Naylor (left) and grandmother Geraldeen Beggs (right)

She appeared in 2012 film Cloud Atlas as Nero and in the Jennifer Saunders sitcom Absolutely Fabulous in 2004, playing Edina's granddaughter Jane.

But emergency services were called to her three-bedroom terraced home on April 7 at around 10am to reports of a teenage girl in cardiac arrest.

She was pronounced dead at Croydon University Hospital shortly after 11.30am.

Her father Martin Naylor told South London Coroner's Court: 'She had not been her normal self ... she was stressed about her exams.

'She knew she needed to get on with her revision and she had plans scheduled out for her revision.'

Mya-Lecia appeared with Tom Hanks in the 2012 film Cloud Atlas, playing the character Nero

Mr Naylor who saw the teenager on the morning of her death, believes it was a 'silly mistake', despite her exam stress.

He said: 'I honestly believe she was just making some sort of point. I genuinely believe she did not mean to do it. It was a silly spur of the moment thing. She clearly had plans for the future.'

Assistant coroner Toby Watkin asked him: 'I believe in the statement there is a fear the movie you watched may have had something relevant?'

Mr Naylor replied: 'They were watching a cartoon. I'm not sure what it was as my wife wrote the statement.'

Mr Watkin said: 'I understood it contained a scene in which someone takes their own life?'

Mya-Lecia was found by her mother Zena at their three-bedroom home in South Norwood, South London

He replied: 'I'd not seen it as I fell asleep half an hour in. I can't confirm that. But I know after that scene, she said well that's enough now and shut it off and said it was time to go to sleep.'

Mr Naylor continued: 'At 7.30, I got up for a run. Mya had come out from the bathroom and I could tell she was not happy. She pushed past as teens do, and I just thought it was a moody morning.

'She wasn't a moody teenager at all. She would joke about being moody, normally.'

Just two hours later, Mya- Lecia's mother discovered her hanging.

Mr Naylor added: 'I do not believe she would see something and then want to reenact it. She never talked about harming herself.

Mya-Lecia (top centre) appeared on the programme Almost Never. It follows boyband The Wonderland and rival girl group Girls Here First competing on a fictional TV talent show

'She was possibly trying to make a point. I honestly believe, maybe because she was grounded, but I believe she didn't mean it.

'If she knew something different...unfortunately what she used worked very well. I don't think she meant to do it. It was a spur of the moment.

'If you look at her social media, you could see she had a lot planned for the future. She was keen to get back to the acting. Other than the worry from the school, she was a happy child. She had everything she wanted to have.

'I don't think that the exams warranted that reaction. We had said to her GCSEs are important but nothing is as important as you. Don't get too stressed about it. It's not worthy of being too stressed. I believe it was a spur of the moment silliness.'

PC Tom Norry said: 'We were told a 16-year-old girl had been found hanging at the address in South Norwood. We arrived and spoke to the mother who was clearly extremely distressed.

Mya-Lecia was an aspiring teenage model but died at her home in South London on April 7

'Members of the London Ambulance Service was there and I saw CPR being performed. I began to speak with the mother and she said she had last seen her at 11.30pm at bedtime.

'She was grounded on Friday night and her mother took her phone. They had received a phone call and grades were lower than expected. Sergeant Ambrose ruled the death as unsuspicious and the scene was closed.'

PC Norry then later noted that none of her social media, either Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, gave any sign of difficulty. No messages could be accessed on her phone or computer.

Scott Mutter, a clinical team manager of 18 years who attended the scene, said despite repeat attempts at CPR there were no positive signs of life.

A toxicology report revealed no evidence of drugs or alcohol in her system, and searches of her phones, laptop, and social media accounts did not present anything suspicious.

Mya-Lecia's father Martin Naylor and mother Zena Beggs on their wedding day in 2014

Her GP also confirmed Mya-Lecia had no significant illness and was considered in very good health.

Mr Watkin concluded that the teenager 'did not intend to end her own life' and concluded her death was by misadventure.

He said: 'This is a form of accidental death. Death by misadventure indicates although the deceased deliberately carried out the acts, they did not intend to bring about their death.

'My conclusions are Mya-Lecia Naylor died at Croydon University Hospital from fatal pressure to her neck. I find she did not intend to her own life.

'By all probabilities, I find she died by misadventure. Thank you to Mr Naylor for attending and giving evidence. I hope it is some reassurance that your attendance was invaluable to have reached this conclusion.

Mya-Lecia in Absolutely Fabulous in 2004, playing Edina's granddaughter Jane as a baby

'I would like to extend my condolences to her family and friends and that of the coroner's service.'

Following the news, Millie Inbetween writer and script editor Matt Leys tweeted: 'Really upset at the news about Mya-Lecia this morning. All my thoughts are with her family.'

Almost Never follows boyband The Wonderland and rival girl group Girls Here First competing on fictional TV talent competition The Spotlight - which is hosted by Miss Daly.

Atack plays one of the boys' mothers, while East, a singer and former X Factor contestant, makes a cameo appearance as herself.

Miss Naylor had been set to star in The Witcher, a TV adaptation of a popular video game series for Netflix starring Henry Cavill.

Just weeks before her death, the CBBC star had discussed how she was hoping to focus on her YouTube channel once her GCSEs were out of the way.

She also revealed her lifelong ambition of becoming a singer in the interview while discussing Girls Here First, her character's pop band in Almost Never.

She had uploaded a video in which she and her Almost Never co-stars enthused to fans about a tour bus as they prepared to head out on the road to promote the show.

'I've got my GCSEs in about two months, but as soon as that's over I really want to get back into the habit of posting on YouTube weekly and really engaging in that,' she told Tresa Magazine.

She added: 'I've been singing since I was about ten years old as more of a hobby but I did go to singing lessons and it was just something that I'd always wanted to do alongside my acting.'

The teenager's heartbroken father, Martin Naylor, told 48-year-old neighbour Nana Boateng 'we've lost our baby', it emerged in April.

Mr Boateng told MailOnline at the time: 'He told me that Mya had collapsed. He was about to break down when he added: 'We've lost our baby'.

'I feel so sorry for them. She was such a young, happy and beautiful girl with everything to live for. My wife is so upset she can't stop talking about it.'

Speaking in April, Miss Atack, who starred in the Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners and featured on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, said: 'So shocked and sad to hear about lovely Mya-Lecia Naylor. She was a beautiful and tal-ented girl. A complete joy to be around.'

At the time of her death, Alice Webb, director of BBC Children's said the team were 'distraught and so terribly sad'.

She added: 'She was so hugely popular with our audience. A very talented actress, dancer and singer. A real role model for her young fans.'

A statement on the CBBC website said: 'Mya-Lecia was a much loved part of the BBC Children's family, and a hugely talented actress, singer and dancer.

'We will miss her enormously and we are sure that you will want to join us in sending all our love to her family and friends.'

A spokesman for her agents, A&J Management, said: 'Mya-Lecia was hugely talented and a big part of A&J, we will miss her greatly.'

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