A devastated woman threw herself in front of a speeding train after her son and brother hanged themselves, an inquest heard.

Former nurse, Monica Wright, 59, who lived in Carshalton, was killed by a 75mph Waterloo-bound train after doing a “cartwheel” off a platform at Wimbledon station on June 1.

Delivering a verdict of suicide last Wednesday Dr Shirley Radcliffe of Westminster Coroner’s Court said Mrs Wright had told her husband “next time she would get it right” after several previous attempts to take her life following the suicide of her son in August last year.

Dr Radcliffe said: “She suffered from quite severe depression around the time of her son’s suicide and became worse.

“Having just begun to work through that, it appears she suffered a second tragedy. The brother also hanged himself. She found it very difficult to deal with.

“There is no question that she tripped or someone pushed her. She rolled in front of the train and simply committed suicide.”

The housewife had been seen on CCTV arriving at Wimbledon Station at 6.30pm, remaining there for over two hours before eyewitnesses saw her do a forward roll jump off platform six, shortly after 9pm.

The train’s driver, Ken Harrison, said it was the first suicide he’d experienced in 36 years: “I’ve never had any other suicide, but sadly it is part of the job.

“I saw a person doing cartwheels in a circular motion. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. They were on their own when they did this action. It was like an outer world experience.”

Samaritans placed posters at Wimbledon station a year ago after three people jumped in front of trains over a 12 month period.

According to South West Trains staff, the station is known as a suicide hotspot.

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