Gaia Pope: Dorset teenager was ‘lost in fear and self-doubt’ before death

Family of the 19-year-old, who died in 2017, say her mental and physical health declined after she reported being raped

The family of Dorset teenager Gaia Pope has told an inquest jury that her mental and physical health deteriorated and she became lost in fear and self-doubt" after she reported she had been raped at the age of 16.

Relatives revealed the joyful" girl they knew slipped away at times after she told police about the alleged rape, which led to an investigation but no charge.