Overview
- An assistant coroner at Kent and Medway Coroners’ Court recorded suicide by hanging after an inquest on October 30, 2026, closing the formal investigation into Bennett’s May 29, 2026 death.
- Her husband Kenny Wormald and her father Richard Bennett used a phone‑location feature to find her body in woodland near her Meopham home after she left saying she was going for a walk.
- The court heard that Bennett had been detained for several days in January 2026 for a severe mental health crisis and remained in the care of specialist mental health services up to her death.
- Inquest evidence said she continued to report distress linked to prescribed medication, toxicology found nothing of note, and police reported no suspicious circumstances.
- The hearing noted a Fragile X diagnosis, family statements alleging a severe reaction to medication and criticism of NHS care, and it renewed questions about how specialist services manage complex cases for patients with genetic and mental‑health needs.