Maddy Cusack kept mental health secret over fears of stigma, inquest hears
•Cusack kept mental health secret over stigma fearsImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Maddy Cusack died at her home in Derbyshire in 2023BySamantha NobleEast Midlands Published30 minutes agoFormer Sh...
•She didn't let herself go, or anything like that.
•She was demotivated or deflated."Unhappy with contractMorgan, who is representing himself in the inquest, asked Cusack if he was aware that his daughter left Leicester because she sustained a hamstrin...
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Cusack kept mental health secret over stigma fearsImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Maddy Cusack died at her home in Derbyshire in 2023BySamantha NobleEast Midlands Published30 minutes agoFormer Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack was concerned she would be stigmatised and ridiculed over her mental health, an inquest has heard.The 27-year-old was found dead at her home in Horsley, Derbyshire, on 20 September 2023.Her father, David Cusack, told Chesterfield Coroner's Court that being reunited with a coach she did not like and changes to her contract had left her demotivated.He said: "We thought she was depressed, not suicidal."David Cusack told the court life had been made "unpleasant" for his daughter by coach Jonathan Morgan while she played for Leicester City.He said Maddy "never came across a character" like Morgan before, including the "way he dealt with people".His daughter had been "so happy" to leave Leicester in 2019, he said, and was "loving life" playing part-time for Sheffield United while also working full-time in its marketing team.Her father described Maddy as being "the happiest she had ever been" the Christmas before she died.However, he told the inquest she had been "dismayed" to learn Morgan was joining the club in February 2023.The inquest was told Cusack stopped being so strict about her healthy diet before her death.Her father said: "I think, towards the end, she was demotivated. She didn't let herself go, or anything like that. She was demotivated or deflated."Unhappy with contractMorgan, who is representing himself in the inquest, asked Cusack if he was aware that his daughter left Leicester because she sustained a hamstring injury that limited her playing time.Cusack said he thought his daughter had not played matches at Leicester because of a "clash of personalities".He also told the inquest a new contract to play for Sheffield U...المصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
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