AN inquest is continuing today into the death of a teenage schoolgirl.

The family of Annabel Wright, from Ripon, in North Yorkshire, have released an image of the 15-year-old, who died in May 2019.

Her parents believe an acne drug she was taking may have influenced her decision to take her own life.

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Yesterday, the inquest in Northallerton heard Annabel was a happy, sociable teenager with no history of depression or suicidal thoughts.

She was a pupil at St Aidan’s School in Harrogate.

She had been taking the anti-acne drug Isotretinoin in the months before her death on May 1, 2019 and her parents, Helen and Simon believe it caused an 'overwhelming' suicidal impulse in the youngster.

Yesterday, her parents gave evidence to Assistant Coroner Jonathan Leach.

Helen said: "Annabel was the brightest, happiest child. I always used to joke that she would live until she was 120 because nothing used to bother her, things used to go over her head.

"She wasn't one for moods, she was just an easy-going, happy child with no issues."

She added: "Normal, happy people do not just commit suicide without any sign or lead up to it."

Helen told the hearing that she raised the drug's suicide link with Dr Ibtessam El Mansori, the dermatology specialist at Harrogate Hospital who recommended it, but was told that it could be argued that suicides happened due to patients' depression over their acne and because they were a vulnerable demographic.

The inquest continues today.

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