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A "beautiful" mum made several desperate attempts to call 999 before being found dead at the bottom of a cliff, an inquest heard.
Danyell Sinckler, 32, died after falling near South Foreland Lighthouse in Saint Margaret's Bay, Dover, last May.
The teaching assistant, who was described as "big-hearted" by her mum, had tried to contact 999 several times before her lifeless body was found, the hearing was told.
Now, her family raised questions about the police's handling of the case and expressed doubt over whether she took her own life.
A hearing at County Hall in Maidstone heard the tragedy unfolded after the mum-of-one had an argument at the Cramptons pub in Broadstairs, Kent.
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Danyell made several desperate attempts to call 999 before being found dead (Facebook)Danyell drove away before sending messages to her friends and family stating her intention to end her own life, reports Kent Online.
She also texted her mum saying: "I'm thinking about ending it all."
Her mum replied asking: "Where are you? I'll be there in 20 minutes."
Danyell said she was in Dover but added: "You'll be too late."
The tragic woman called 999 three times and 112 twice between 9.30pm and 9.40pm but none of the calls went through.
The police said they could not determine if the calls did not connect due to poor signal on the cliff-top or because Danyell ended them before they could be answered.
Her mother spent the evening searching for her daughter but could not find her - and she reported her missing the following morning, the inquest heard.
Danyell's body was found on the shore by a National Trust worker the next morning.
Her cause of death was given as multiple injuries.
Danyell's mum said she was 'beautiful, 'big-hearted' and 'generous' (Facebook)Her mum described Danyell as "generous" and "big-hearted", adding she was a "lovely daughter" and mum to her teenage daughter Destiny.
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In 2019, Danyell told The Sun she had spent £7,000 on cosmetic surgery due to social media pressures as she had body dysmorphia and wanted to look like models on Instagram.
Her mother said: "Social media had created that low self-worth, which is not very nice because she was absolutely beautiful."
Her family fears Danyell's relationship with her boyfriend may have been a factor in her death, according to Kent Online.
Coroner Katrina Hepburn adjourned the inquest until May to consider her conclusion after the family raised doubts over whether Danyell took her own life.
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