Popular 28-year-old BBC journalist, Hanna Yusuf, committed suicide, an inquest heard.
Hanna Yusuf, worked with BBC and her work included an investigation into working conditions at Costa Coffee stores. In September 2019, she was found dead inside a flat in Paddington, west London.
Westminster Coroner’s Court heard that Yusuf’s best friend took her own life weeks before Ms Yusuf died. Coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe recorded Ms Yusuf’s death as suicide.
Ms Yusuf was admitted to Newham General Hospital after taking an overdose in February 2018 , the court heard.
Dr Radcliffe told the court that Ms Yusuf “regretted” the incident and that she enjoyed her work as a journalist “which was her main protective factor”.
She added: “She felt alone, that there was no one in the world for her, [she] had had a traumatic childhood and had been trying to block emotions for a long time – but it had affected her.”
Ms Yusuf then started therapy sessions with Lesley Cameron through an employee assistance programme (EAP) from March 2018 until January 2019.