A PHILOSOPHY student killed himself at a remote beauty spot after being accused of rape, an inquest heard.
Thomas Wright, 22, phoned his dad Chris to tell him he was going on an “adventure” while traveling to Dartmoor in April.
He was found dead near the urn containing his late mother’s ashes around 6:30 p.m.
The inquest heard he was charged with rape in October 2022, which his family believe may have contributed to his death.
His ex-policeman grandfather said his grandson told him on the day of Thomas’ death that he was “100 per cent adamant” the sex was consensual.
Mick Wright added: “He was told not to worry, she’s done it before.”
But the court heard the philosophy student was terrified by the conviction and jail term.
Mick branded the Thames Valley Police investigation “poor” and told the inquest that Thomas dropped out of Reading University due to stress.
Devon Assistant Coroner Michael Bird said the charge of felonious assault and the period in which the investigation took place was outside the scope of the investigation.
Ruling it a suicide, he said the accusation had been “a source of anxiety and stress for him”.
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The court was also told that Thomas’ mum Janet died in December 2022 and was unaware of the rape allegations.
Thomas was discovered in Wistman Forest, which is one of the last remaining examples of temperate rainforest in Britain.
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Thomas was found dead in April this year
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