A WOMAN left depressed as the recession hit her business strangled herself using a cable tie, an inquest heard.

Jayne Mary Hayes, 43, was found by her husband on the bedroom floor of their Liversedge home after suffering months of depression.

Coroner Roger Whittaker was told at the Huddersfield hearing that the holistic therapist had begun to feel down as her client-list was hit by the recession.

The former Halifax Bank employee started to lose confidence as she looked for work.

She had also been deeply saddened by the death of her aunt in October 2008.

In spring last year, Jayne admitted she was having suicidal thoughts to her sister Julie Spencer, of Oldham.

She saw her GP and was prescribed anti-depressants and offered counselling sessions.

In August, her husband Mark Hayes returned to their Prospect Road home to find Jayne hiding in the bedroom.

She confessed she had taken medication and alcohol but later denied her claim.

Then, on October 28, 2009, Mark returned home from work at 5pm to find the door locked with the key still in the door.

He told the court how he used tools from his archery equipment to force the key out of the lock and gain entry.

He searched the house, calling her name, and eventually found her lying on the bedroom floor with a cable tie she had got from the garage around her neck.

He dialled 999 but his wife was already dead by the time paramedics arrived.

Pathologist Dr Andrew Jackson, of Mid-Yorkshire Hospital Trust, told the court her head and face were suffused and the mark on her neck was consistent with the cable tie she had used.

There were no other injuries to suggest there had been a third party and Jayne had not made any attempt to remove the tie.

A note later found in Jayne’s handbag stating: “Do not save me I wish to die,” was disregarded by coroner, as he could not be certain she intended for it to be used in this incident.

The court also heard from Det Insp Andrew Nettleton-White, who led the police investigation. He was satisfied no-one else had been involved in her death.

Concluding the case, Mr Whittaker said: “The medical cause of her death is unequivocal and is asphyxiation due to ligature. The evidence from Dr Jackson shows there were no third party injuries and no endeavour to remove the ligature. I am satisfied the only way it could have been pulled is self-administration.

“She was having suicidal ideas and evidence from her family suggests she was very down. I am satisfied that sadly Jayne took her own life. Her intention was worked through in the placing the ligature on her neck which, once administered, was irreversible and caused her death. Because of the background of mental health problems, the balance of her mind was disturbed.”

He recorded a verdict that she took her own life.