Tragic tot was already dead before her dad drove them into oncoming lorry in horror smash

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A tragic tot was already dead before her dad drove the car with both of them inside into an oncoming lorry in a horror smash, an inquest has heard.Little Oria Henry's dad Ashley left a note on his computer explaining his intentions to end both his and his daughter's lives on Father's Day, 2023.

The two-year-old had spent the weekend with her dad in Skegness and was last seen alive at 10.48am on June 18, last year reports Lincolnshire Live.The inquest at Grimsby Town Hall on April 10 told how Ashley, was driving them back to Leicestershire when he pulled out of a carriageway and drove directly into the path of an oncoming HGV.A pathologist identified many features to evidence that it was probable Oria was not alive at the time of the collision but it has not been possible to determine exactly how she died.However, the coroner's report says that her death was likely the result of an unlawful act which was carried out at some point before the horror road crash.The inquest heard how Oria's father Ashley was estranged from his partner and had access to her at weekends.He had a limited medical history but this did include periods of anxiety and depression and he was not taking the break-up of their relationship well.There was no evidence of any braking of the car before the collision and a note recovered from Ashley's computer, which was located at his home address, set out his purpose and intention to end both his own life, and that of his daughter.The crash took place on the A153 between Ruskington and Anwick.

A murder investigation was launched shortly after the crash.Oria's mum, Rachael Leader, released a touching tribute to her two-year-old daughter after the tragic incident. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp