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'I can't do it anymore, bye': Mother-of-three posted heartbreaking Facebook message before killing herself after her two children were taken away and a third was critically ill in hospital 

• Emma Thomas, 28, was found hanged in the garden of her Rochdale home
• Posted message online hours before reading 'I can't do it any more, bye'
• Two of her children were in care of her ex as she cared for her sick baby
• The one-year-old spent much of his life in hospital with a liver condition

A mother struggling to cope after two of her children were 'taken away' from her - while another was critically-ill in hospital - hanged herself hours after posting 'I can't do it any more, bye' on Facebook.

Emma Thomas was found dead in her garden weeks after finding out two of her children had been placed in the care of her ex-boyfriend permanently by social services.

Just hours before the 28-year-old was found hanged at her Rochdale home, she posted the Facebook status: 'Am done u wont my kids u got them u wont get any1 that love there kids like i do cant do it any more bye [sic].'

An inquest into Ms Thomas' death heard she had attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and overdosing on pills weeks before she died on March 12.

Tragically, she was found dead by her boyfriend Lee Walsh after he went to check on her following an argument.

Rochdale Coroner's Court heard that Ms Thomas had two children from a previous relationship.

When she separated with their father, she moved from Blackpool to Rochdale with them.

A year later she met Mr Walsh and they had a son, who suffers from a serious liver condition and has spent much of his life in hospital. He was just a year old when his mother died.

Ms Thomas' sister Ellen Price told the court that in November last year, social services put the two older children - aged five and nine - temporarily in the care of Emma's ex-boyfriend in Blackpool while she cared for her sick baby.

'It was heart-wrenching for her,' Ms Price added.

Weeks before her death, Ms Thomas was told her ex-boyfriend would have custody of the two children permanently.

The court heard she was prescribed anti-depressants to help her cope with her two children moving away and the strain of caring for her seriously-ill baby, who she 'constantly' visited in hospital.

Ms Price told the court Ms Thomas was also suffering with 'difficulties' in her relationship with Mr Walsh and that there had been 'violent' incidents.

As Ms Thomas' problems mounted, she reportedly told social service staff:

'I feel like jumping from a bridge.'

Mr Walsh told the court: 'I can't believe Emma did what she did. She left my baby boy.'

Recording a conclusion of suicide, assistant coroner Matthew Cox said it was 'clear' troubles with all three of her children impacted upon Ms Thomas - and that she did intend to kill herself, having made suicide attempts and threats in the past.