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A teenage girl was found dead by her foster carer after taking her own life.

Seren Rhylie Matthews, 13, had been struggling with anxiety and was worried about going to school, an inquest heard.

She had been placed into foster care and was living in the village of Carmel in Carmarthenshire, Wales, at the time of her death on September 30, 2021.

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Police were called to the address at around 8am and the teen was pronounced dead a short time later.

Coroner's officer, Malcolm Thompson, said Seren was placed in foster care in Carmarthenshire having been relocated from the Bridgend area.

She had gone to Ysgol Bro Dinefwr secondary school in Llandeilo.

The inquest heard evidence from Seren's foster ca

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