Suicide victim felt bosses not supportive

An ex-boyfriend of PR executive Kate Fitzgerald told an inquest yesterday that in the weeks before her death she felt her employers were trying to “show her the door”.

Suicide victim felt bosses not supportive

The 25-year-old was found dead at her home at Harty Place in Dublin on Aug 23, 2011, by two of her friends. The court heard that she was found hanging in her bedroom.

Her death came to prominence when she was identified as the author of an article in The Irish Times on depression, which included comments about her experience in her workplace. The article was published two weeks after her death.

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