A "big hearted, deeply loving and caring" mother-of-eight who suffered mental health problems died as a result of suicide, an inquest heard.
Debra Cull, 55, who was born in Moss Side and lived in Lenham Towers in Stockport went missing on Friday, September 4, last year.
She was pictured on CCTV near Cohen's chemist, at the junction of Northumberland Road and Brinnington Road, at 10.20am.
Her body was later found by a dog walker in a deep ravine in Reddish Vale Country Park on September 12.
At an inquest at Stockport Coroners Court, Debra's mother, Maureen Toon, said she had spoken to her daughter, who had been diagnosed as bipolar, the night before her disappearance and said she seemed "like normal Debbie."
Mrs Toon described how she was going to Cornwall for a break the next day and Debra told her: "Forget everything, just go and relax.
"I love you, see you when you get back."
She said: "By the time we got to Cornwall we had received a phone call saying she had gone missing and no one knew where she was.
"It was terrible."
In a statement out in court, Debra's husband Mathew Cull, described how the day before her disappearance they had gone with their young son James to the viewing area of Manchester Airport, where they "had a great time taking selfies and photos."
The following day he described how he received a Whatsapp message at 10.57am saying 'I am sorry, I can't live with myself'.
Then an hour later he received another saying: "I will be back soon, I love you."
Mr Cull reported his wife missing at 7.49pm that evening and a missing persons enquiry was launched.
DCI Gina Brennan, Senior Investigating Officer at GMP who was overseeing the enquiry, told the court how Mrs Cull elevated from 'medium risk' to 'high risk' when they discovered via CCTV footage that she had visited Cohen's Chemist.
She said: "This changed the dynamics of the investigation."
Giving evidence, Mrs Toon, who said Debra was not taking her medication as she should, described how she had spent a period of time in Spain with her husband and son, which had taken a bad turn last year.
She said it was her belief Mr Cull had wanted his wife sectioned and told her he was going to phone the authorities, which he did.
Mrs Toon said: "She was handcuffed by the police and the ambulance came to the flat.
"He had phoned them and wanted her sectioned. They took her to the police station and then the psychiatric hospital.
"Her brother David and daughter Sharon flew out to Spain to speak to the British Consul.
"They wanted her back to the UK for treatment but she was told no. She was screaming and crying and they shackled her to a bed when David and Sharon had to leave her.
"Eventually they let her go and she flew home."
Mrs Toon described how due to her own disabilities and Covid restrictions she had not been able to get to her daughter while she was overseas.
She said of her daughter: "She was very kind, loving and helpful. When she was well she would help anybody who needed it.
"She would do anything to help, she was very generous of spirit. She had eight children and she loved them all. She took great joy in her grandchildren.
"She had studied midwifery and has been talking about going back to finish it.
"She had nine months left to be able to graduate. She was planning to give her daughter a 30th birthday party. This is so out of character as she had so many plans."
The court heard how Mrs Cull was planning to move closer to her mum, who lives in Kirkham, Lancashire.
Gemma Downs, mental health social worker for Pennine Care who was Debra's Care Coordinator, said: "Debra had been through turbulent times as far as her mental health was concerned.
"She was stabilized on her medication. Things were falling back into place and she was looking forward to the future and making plans.
"Her mental health had stabilised. I talked to her about the traumatic experience she had had in Spain and suggested therapy but she did not feel she needed it as she was very supported by her family."
Ms Downs described how prior to her disappearance she spoke to Debra and she was very upset that her grandchild had passed away and also had had some bad news that her son had been stabbed in Glasgow.
She said: "We had a long conversation about the incidents and normalised her low mood in relation to these incidents.
"She was able to rationalise why she was feeling in a low mood and realised it was not due to her bipolar."
Dr Adi, Consultant psychiatrist at Pennine Trust said: "When she took medication appropriately and consistently she was well."
Mr Christopher Morris, area coroner for South Manchester said: "This is a really tragic case.
"It’s very clear from the evidence before me that Debra was a much loved person who was big hearted and generous of spirit.
"It is clear her family was very important to her and she cared deeply about her children and her grandchildren.
"Despite having a lot of family support, she had clearly gone through a lot of traumatic times with both her health and personal circumstances.
"When Debra was compliant with her medication she had relative normality."
A toxicology report proved Debra had medication in her body at levels higher than those for therapeutic use.
Mr Morris concluded Mrs Cull had died as a consequence of toxicity and recorded this was as a consequence of suicide.
He told members of her family: "Debra was a very special person indeed and it is clear from the small amount I know of her that you must miss her very much and she leaves a great big hole in all of your lives."
Speaking to The Manchester Evening News at the inquest Daughter Emily Edwards, 33, said: “It’s not really sunk in yet.
"She wasn’t only our mum she was a best friend too and you could tell her anything. She was the loveliest person you could ever meet and never had a bad word to say about anyone.
"What happened was the biggest shock ever and we will never get over it or know why.
"I just hope she is at peace now. We all miss her so much.”
