The grieving parents of an 11-year-old girl say they will never understand why she chose to take her own life.

Alicia Tall's parents have described her as a lovely girl and said they "can't understand why it happened."

The Manor Community Primary School pupil was the third of four daughters of Illa Tall and Jennifer Newman.

Born in St Denis in Paris, she had moved to Britain with her family some eight years ago, and was looking forward to starting the new school year at Ebbsfleet Academy.

On the evening of May 31, she had been practising gymnastics in the bedroom that she shared with her sister at the family home in Black Eagle Drive, Northfleet.

At one stage, she disappeared into the en-suite bathroom. After a while her sister realised that Alicia had not reappeared and went into the bathroom and found her.

The sister and her mother immediately called 999 and attempted to revive her.

Medics were soon on the scene and transported her to Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, but doctors declared her dead an hour later.

Police carried out investigations at her school, with her family, with her GP and of her computer tablet.

They found no evidence of any abuse or bullying, and no evidence that she had been visiting harmful websites

She was said to be a happy cheerful outgoing girl from a loving family.

The inquest heard that Alicia had no medical record of mental ill-health or depression.

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However, a post mortem examination did find historic self-harm marks.

She had not consumed any alcohol or drugs.

Coroner Alan Blunsden concluded that even though she left no suicide note, Alicia had deliberately taken steps to end her own life.

He said: "She was a bright girl and would have known that her actions were likely to result in her death.

"But in this case there were none of the usual indications of low mood, and no prior indication that she intended to take her life.

"The reason why she did so may never be known."

Afterwards, holding back tears, her father, Illa Tall said: "She was a lovely girl. She loved her gymnastics. There was nothing wrong. We just can't understand why it happened."