Jailed: Mother, 30, who had sexual relationship with her friend's 15-year-old son who killed himself after she ended affair



A mother of two has been jailed for having a sexual relationship with a teenager who went on to kill himself shortly after she ended the affair.



Tristen Hagen, 15, was targeted by 30-year-old Brenda Lynette Harding last year while she looked after him in Canon City, Colorado. Police believe she had cared for the boy since he was 13 and that he also lived with her for a period.



When the victim's father Mike Hagen suspected that an inappropriate relationship was taking place, he ordered Harding to stop seeing his son.



Doomed: Brenda Harding (left) targeted 15-year-old Tristen Hagen (right) who killed himself when she ended the relationship in Canon City, Colorado



Harding ended the relationship and Tristen was reported missing a day later on April 2 this year, said 7News.

His body was found two days later within sight of Harding's home. An autopsy revealed he had taken an overdose of pills.

Authorities on the scene noted: ' From the vantage point where the body was discovered, Harding's house could be clearly seen in an almost direct line of sight and his body lay in such a manner that it appeared he might have been looking at her house.'

Harding was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ten years to life on probation in Canon City, Colorado.



The mother of two must also register as a sex offender and not have contact with anyone under the age of 18, including her own two children, until a risk assessment can be completed.

Tristen Hagen, from the town of Buena Vista in Colorado, met Harding because she was a friend of his stepmother.