Counsel assisting the coroner Stephanie Clancy said Hudson had received a gift of $2000 from his mother for his 18th birthday, and during this trip Baker observed that he was unusually quiet.
“When she asked him what was wrong, Kyle told her that he lost all his money and that he wanted to die,” Clancy told the court.
“Ashley says this was a really unusual thing for Kyle to say. She believes this was Kyle’s first significant loss, and was when his habit turned bad.”
Clancy told the hearing there was no evidence that Hudson was experiencing any significant stress related to his university studies or his casual retail job in the months before his death.
He also had a loving and supportive family and partner who were left devastated…