Overview
- A two-day inquest at Llanelli Town Hall recorded a conclusion of suicide, delivered by assistant coroner Paul Bennett.
- Seren Rhylie Matthews was found in her foster home in Carmel, Carmarthenshire at 8am on September 30, 2021, and was pronounced dead by attending paramedics.
- Notes addressed to several people were recovered from her room, according to evidence presented at the hearing.
- The coroner’s officer reported she had been relocated from the Bridgend area into foster care and was attending Ysgol Bro Dinefwr in Llandeilo.
- Her foster carer testified that Seren experienced significant anxiety, including fears about having friends and difficulty boarding the school bus, while the school had paired her with a buddy yet attendance remained very hard.