A young woman accidentally killed herself while trying to scare her boyfriend, an inquest has heard.

Twenty-six-year-old Abigail Brown was living in Phuket, Thailand, with her boyfriend, James Brum. They apparently had a 'little row', and she went back to their flat without him. It was here that she hanged herself. Mr Brum didn't return to the flat for three hours as he wanted to give her time to 'cool off'.

Abigail's mum, Jane Rowland, 50, told the inquest: "I can only come to the conclusion that on that night she had too much to drink, was upset and only meant to make James aware of how upset she was. I truly believe that Abi never meant the outcome to be fatal."

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James was the one who rang Abigail's mother to let her know what had happened.

She told the inquest: "James said 'Abi is gone. We had a silly row, she went back to the room. She hung herself. She's died'.

"He said [the row] was nothing. They did not really row. I did not see them all the time but they had a whole future planned. That night she had too much to drink. She had gone back in a huff.

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"I know in her mind she thought he was going to follow her back, find her and they would move on and never have that row again.

"I truly believe Abi did not mean to take her own life. She meant only to frighten him or upset him or make him realise how upset she was in that moment."

She added: "James and Abi were a loving couple, they were going to get married and have four boys. They had a whole future planned.

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"Even though James was a mixed martial arts fighter, he was more like a librarian as a person. He's soft and gentle."

Coroner Samantha Marsh recorded a verdict of misadventure.

Explaining, she said: "Abi had a happy and bright future with James. The plan was to have four boys which may have changed after the first one or two. She had a healthy lifestyle and was physically and mentally fit and healthy. As far as you're aware, she and James's relationship was a loving one.

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"In terms of Abi's history, she had never done anything like this before and there were no concerns of mental health issues. Unfortunately it seems like she had a very bright future with everything going for her and James."

Addressing the opinion of Abi's mother, she said: "I do not believe she deliberately intended the consequence of what she did. I am satisfied there is no third party involvement but I think it went wrong.

"James did not follow her back from the party like she thought he would have done. He did not come home for three hours, maybe he gave her time to cool off. He did not come home unfortunately and for that reason I am satisfied Abi's death was due to misadventure.

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"I am very, very sorry for your loss. It is a complete waste of what seemed like a very good life and future ahead for Abi and James together, and even for you, as future grandparents of four boys running around you."