TRAGIC END
‘Remarkable’ frontwoman of iconic British group ‘took own life after struggling with band’s success’
Singer was also struggling to cope with perimenopause symptoms, inquest told
THE "remarkable" frontwoman of an iconic British band took her own life after struggling with the group's success, an inquest heard.
Danielle Moore, who was the lead singer in techno group Crazy P, died after being hit by a train in Birmingham, West Midlands, last August.
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An inquest heard the 52-year-old had been struggling with exhaustion due to her heavy work schedule.
Danielle's husband James Ensell told the court she also had issues sleeping due to perimenopause symptoms.
As the band's success grew, the singer was also finding it difficult to cope, Birmingham Coroners Court heard.
James said she performed her last gig at a festival on August 25 in Lincolnshire but was "unusually self critical about her performance."
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Five days later, James saw his wife alive for the last time at around 9am.
He received a phonecall later that day from police, who tragically informed him Danielle had been found dead near railway tracks.
A post mortem found the performer had died from multiple injuries.
The inquest was told Danielle had contacted a hypnotherapist on the day before she died to discuss whether she was suffering from a border line personality disorder.
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Dr David Budd said that there appeared to be "a lot more going on than was apparent".
Birmingham and Solihull Area Coroner James Bennett ruled Danielle deliberately took her own life.
He added: "The evidence from Danielle's husband and her friends is clear, that she had suffered with her mental health over many years.
"She was working extremely hard as a successful and popular musician.
"The consequences of being perimenopausal did have more than a minimal impact upon Danielle's mental health.
"She had a low mood and reported disassociation against a background of being impacted by exhaustion working as a musician and symptoms of perimenopause for which she had been prescribed HRT by her GP."
Following the inquest, James paid tribute to his "remarkable" wife who was "self deprecating and humble" and "had an awareness of her own vulnerability".
He said the family is sill "reeling from her loss and cannot comprehend that she is gone".
James added: "Whilst we will never fully understand why Danielle took her life we know that how she died bears no relation to who she was in life.
"Danielle cared deeply about the well being of others and the world in which she lived.
"She was pained by social injustice and the impact of consumerism. She was an empath, instinctively compassionate and loyal, nurturing the truest connections with the people in her life.
"The image of human kindness and generosity of spirit.
"We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the prevalence of neurological and psychiatric symptoms during perimenopause, something which is well known in the scientific community, but little talked about outside of it."
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Crazy P first formed in 1995 with Manchester-born Danielle joining in the 2000s.
The electronic band released eight albums between 1998 and 2019, including 24 Hours Psychedelic Freakout and A Nice Hot Bath With….
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Their singles include Digging Deeper and There's a Better Place.
Crazy P built up a strong fanbase in Australia where they have toured several times, as well as playing festivals such as The Big Chill, Bestival and Beatheard.
If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans for free on 116123.
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