Woman soldier who was struggling to cope with working 80-hour weeks hanged herself in her barracks, after scrawling 'I'm sorry' in lipstick on mirror

A woman soldier who was struggling to cope with working 80-hour weeks hanged herself, an inquest heard yesterday.

Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement told friends and family that she was called in for duty on her weekends off and even when she was signed off on sick leave.

The 30-year-old said she was belittled and slated by senior colleagues for her work, with one even writing criticisms on Facebook.

Royal Military Policewoman Ellement was found hanged on a fire escape on October 9 last year at Bulford Barracks near Salisbury, Wiltshire, shortly after returning from sick leave.

Her death came after she learned on Facebook that an ex-boyfriend had started seeing someone else. Police found the words ‘I’m sorry’ scrawled in lipstick on her bedroom mirror.

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