Treasury contributed to death of assistant, 26, who killed herself fearing the sack when she faced only a written warning, coroner rules
Chloe Moffat, 26, whose mother Anne Moffat has vowed to seek changes so no other family suffers a similar loss.Chloe Moffat, pictured in August, who had an exemplary work record and was said to have appeared well and happy before the meeting that preceded her death.
Chloe Moffat walked into what she thought was a routine one-to-one and found a senior manager waiting with anonymous allegations that she had shared colleagues' private details. Given no notice, no union representative and no hint that the worst likely outcome was a written warning, she left convinced she had lost her job and took her own life in Godalming the next morning.
The Treasury PA Chloe Moffat had an exemplary record and 'appeared well and happy' before the meeting.
Managers had already judged it 'serious misconduct' by 16 May and decided to limit Chloe Moffat's role.
Anne Moffat, Chloe's mother, says the family will 'seek the changes needed' so no other family suffers similarly.
