Zoe Hadley, also known as Zoe Hommel, who hanged herself in a hotel room after suffering a mystery illness . The teenage daughter of a leading solicitor hanged herself in a hotel room after years of suffering a mystery illness that left her unable to eat, walk or open her eyes for long periods, an inquest has heard. Zoe Hadley, 19, also known as Zoe Hommel, had been battling an undiagnosed illness since the age of 13 and was found dead at a hotel in Putney, south west London last year. An inquest at Westminster Coroners Court heard how her parents, solicitor Lisa Hommel and her GP father Laurence, struggled to treat her condition. The inquest heard how doctors could find no physical cause for her illness and that the teenager refused to accept she had mental health problems. She insisted on having a series of operations, including the removal of her healthy appendix and accused her father of conspiring to fake an operation to make her believe she'd had a surgery for a prolapse. The inquest also heard that Miss Hadley suffered from psychosis but hid the condition from doctors, making them think she was not a suicide risk. After her death, notes she had written saying she was 'tormented by voices' indicating she might have been suffering from schizophrenia, the hearing was told. A statement read to the hearing on behalf of her father, Dr Hommel, described how he and his wife fought to cope with their daughter’s illness and their vain attempts to help her. He said: 'She was a beautiful, intelligent, loving daughter. 'Up until the age of 13 she excelled at school. In 2009 she started to suffer terrible headaches and no physical causes were found. 'She was not eating, drinking or opening her eyes. It took her three months of treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital to open her eyes and look at us, four months to eat solid food, six months before she could get into a wheelchair. The cause of the illness was never found.' He said she recovered quickly and was 'so determined' to catch up with her friends after missing nine months of school she did a year’s work in just one month, later coming top of her class. However, she relapsed in April 2011 and became convinced she could not use her legs. Her parents tended to her while trying to convince her she was perfectly fit. Dr Hommel added: 'From the age of 16 she started to go to the doctors to seek diagnoses for a neurological disease she believed she suffered from and seek a cure for her paralysis. 'In September 2011 she cut off all her school friends and never spoke to them again.' During that time she was bedbound for 18 months in hospital, but decided one day she was better and started getting involved as an actress and planning to go to America to finish her studies, the inquest heard. When she was 18 she had her appendix removed without telling her parents. In May 2014, after going under anaesthetic for an 'unnecessary operation' she began to hear voices. She also suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and spent three to four hours a day washing herself and her possessions, leaving her skin raw and bleeding. At one point she was admitted to hospital after her body mass index dropped to 15, the inquest heard. The inquest heard that Miss Hadley, pictured, suffered from psychosis but hid the condition from doctors, making them think she was not a suicide risk . She was treated at the Priory clinic for OCD, but was released because she refused food and doctors feared she would starve herself to death unless she was allowed to return home and be treated there. Her father explained: 'We sought expert psychiatric help for her which she rejected. 'She became increasingly psychotic, the voices returned with intensity. She never accepted help. It was unintelligible to her that her illnesses were not physical. We hope she is finally at peace and her soul is in a better place.' Jonathan Bindman, who worked at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, took charge of Miss Hadley’s treatment after she was released from The Priory in October 2014. He diagnosed her with somatoform disorder, an anxiety-related condition whose sufferers feel real pain that can’t be medically explained. However, he said that had she revealed the extent of her psychosis he would have diagnosed her with schizophrenia and given her the treatment she needed. He added: 'Zoe was not prepared to cooperate. Westminster Coroner's Court, pictured, heard how Miss Hadley was an intelligent and gifted young woman until showing signs of mental illness . 'She experienced delusions around the issue her father and a surgeon had faked an operation and was conspiring against her.' Detective Constable William Hanlan, who carried out the investigation into her death, said she checked into the MK Hotel in Putney on the morning of January 26 last year. The next day her body was found by a cleaner. Recording a verdict of suicide, Westminster Coroner Fiona Wilcox said: 'She was an intelligent, gifted young woman, who until the age of 13 was normal but very clever. 'From 2009 she began to show signs of a serious mental illness. Her symptoms were persistent ideas she suffered from some illness that was undiagnosed by doctors. 'She was very intelligent and used her intelligence at times to share with those around her as much as she wanted them to know and did so successfully. 'Her illness was incredibly disabling and completely affected every aspect of her life. 'She was suffering from a psychotic illness which impacted on her decision to take her own life. Maybe she intended to take her own life to escape from the illness or she took her own life suffering under a delusion. I don’t know. 'Her parents, clearly for many years, did everything possible for their daughter who was very clearly troubled and unwell.'
Zoe Hadley, 19, was found dead in a hotel in Putney, south west London . Teenager had been battling an undiagnosed illness since she was 13 . Her parents, a leading solicitor and a GP, struggled to treat her condition . Inquest heard how she refused to accept she had mental health problems . For confidential support on suicide matters in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here.