The boyfriend of a student who “deliberately” threw herself from her flat window after he released revenge porn of her, had “no active involvement” in her death, an inquest has heard.
Alessio Bianchi, then 26, admitted to releasing revenge porn of his on-off girlfriend Damilya Jussipaliyeva, 21.
An inquest heard how the student “deliberately jumped” from her flat window after he released it.
Despite this, it was said he had “no active involvement” in her death.
The day she died, he called the police, to warn she might be suicidal, but a mix-up from the police mean they went to the wrong address and didn’t get to her in time.
Damilya was studying a Bachelors in Global Management at Regents University in London at the time, in June 2017.
A coroner found today that she "deliberately jumped from a dangerously high window" having "formed an intention to kill herself".
Giving evidence to the inquest, Mr Bianchi: “It’s the worst thing I have ever done. My regret is sincere and I acknowledge how foolish it was.
“Without a shadow of doubt it did impact her state of mind at the time and it did upset her but we had gotten over that [before she died].”
Detective Sergeant Emma Kirby told the inquest an investigation cleared Mr Bianchi of any “active involvement” in Damilya’s death.
She said there was no evidence of “third party involvement” in Damilya’s death as her flat was secure when police arrived and Mr Bianchi had not been there when she jumped.
Analysis of text messages also did not find Mr Bianchi had encouraged Damilya to harm herself, the court heard.
The inquest heard that, two days before she died, Damilya and Mr Bianchi had gotten into an argument which ended when he dumped her in a water feature outside his flat.
He was arrested and bailed but, on the day of her death, June 3, Damilya came to his flat and tried to get on his terrace, the court heard.
Mr Bianchi said she asked his friend where the nearest “bridge or motorway was” but they convinced her to go home.
After she left, he called the police to report she may be suicidal but the inquest heard there was an initial mix-up as police arrived at Mr Bianchi’s flat instead of Damilya’s.
When police did arrive at her flat in Paddington, west London, she had already jumped from the window, the court heard.
A toxicology report found Damilya had a high level of Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, and a low level of alcohol in her system when she died.
Mr Bianchi was handed a suspended sentence in 2018 for revenge porn and the June 2017 assault.
Assistant coroner Bernard Richmond QC said the pair’s relationship troubles was just one of the factors Damilya was dealing with before she died that were causing her “stress, depression and anxiety”.
The coroner said the pair’s relationship had “elements of toxicity” but that there was “genuine affection” - and alcohol and drugs had “exacerbated Damilya’s delicate psychological state”.
He said: “I accept from Mr Bianchi that there would be times as we get closer to 2016 and 2017 where he was actively encouraging her not to do these things.
“This was a relationship that was sadly bad for both of them but I do accept from everything I have seen and heard there was genuine affection between the two of them and in a way a mutual dependency.
“The sending of the video by Mr Bianchi was a cruel thing to have done.. it was uncharacteristically cruel.”
Delivering a narrative verdict, Mr Richmond said that, from at least February 2016, Damilya had suffered from stress, depression and anxiety due to a number of factors including her relationship with her family, her own drug and alcohol use, difficulties in coping with her degree course, and her relationship with her boyfriend.
He added that twice, prior to June 2017, she had attempted to get out of a window located at a dangerously high level and was prevented from doing so.
He said she deliberately jumped from the window of her flat and died instantly when “her mind was plainly disturbed”
“In that state she formed an intention to kill herself, evidenced by goodbye notes to her partner and parents,” the assistant coroner added.
Paying tribute to her sister earlier in the inquest, Ainel Jussipaliyeva said: “Damilya was a very cheerful, very happy person and had lots of friends around.
“She had good relationships with her family. Since she was born I guess she was the sunshine in our family.
“She was a very smiley person all the time. She was the one person who was making us smile.”
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