Overview

• At Crook Coroners’ Court on Aug. 21, Dr Leslie Hamilton recorded a suicide conclusion for the April 27 fall at Shotton Colliery, County Durham.
• Investigators said the main and reserve parachutes were not deployed and the automatic activation device (AAD) was switched off, with all kit confirmed operational.
• Durham Police reported her phone carried lock‑screen instructions and notes to family with apologies and financial details.
• The inquest heard her relationship ended the night before; post‑mortem found death from blunt trauma with toxicology negative for alcohol or drugs.
• Her family accepted the finding, issued tributes, and set up a Make‑A‑Wish memorial fundraiser as the skydiving community offered condolences.