A teenager took his own life after he was falsely accused of rape, an inquest has heard.
Jay Cheshire, who was described as "mature and well-liked", was at the centre of a police investigation which ended in June this year after the alleged victim dropped the charge.
He tried to commit suicide two weeks later and died on 5 July after being taken to Southampton General Hospital, the Daily Mail reports.
He was found hanged from a tree in a park near his home in Southampton.
An inquest at Winchester Coroners Court, Hampshire, heard the 17-year-old struggled to cope with the false allegations and was "absolutely distraught".
Jay, from Southampton, was a sixth form student at Bitterne Park School studying English Literature, Film Studies and Geography and hoped to become a history teacher or a writer.
The court heard he had a history of having a low mood and was put on anti-depressants and had a psychiatrist since the age of 13.
Central Hampshire senior coroner Grahame Short recorded a verdict of suicide and said: "I got the impression he was well liked and mature in some ways, but was a sensitive young man and vulnerable in some respects and he found it difficult to cope with the police investigation."
Jay's mum, Karin Cheshire, 54, said of the alleged victim: "She accused him of rape and said he was a sexual offender.
"He was absolutely distraught. Two weeks later she said she withdrew the allegations.
"He was a wonderful young man with a great love of history."
Hampshire Police said no action has been taken against Jay's accuser, according to The Mirror.
