Caroline Flack’s mum told a police officer that the Love Island host took her own life because of an appeal on assault charges.The 40-year-old died by suicide in February, months after she was arrested on suspicion of assault, following an incident with boyfriend Lewis Burton.Concluding an inquest into her death, a coroner ruled that her death was a suicide.Prosecutors initially decided to issue her with a caution, before DI Lauren Bateman applied for a formal charge instead.Appearing at the inquest today, DI Bateman was questioned over the decision to charge the late star with assault.When she insisted that she would not do anything differently, Chris Flack hit out at her actions.Appearing via videolink, she shook her head at Bateman’s.
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