| Location | Preston Grimsargh (longridge) |
| Age | 15 years |
| Cause of Death | Accident |
| Date of Birth | 12/05/1992 |
| Date of Death | 02/05/2008 |
| Visitors | 33,249 since 03/05/2008 |
| Creator |
ALWAYS SMILING, FULL OF FUN LOVED AND RESPECTED BY EVERYONE.
TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE A SUDDEN END,
BUT SHE DIED AS SHE LIVED,EVERYONES FRIEND.
A schoolgirl has been found hanged in the garden of her Preston home.
Jenna Darnley, 15, of The Hills, Grimsargh, near Preston, was found by her family at 3.30am on
Friday.
An ambulance was called but the Longridge High School pupil was pronounced dead at the scene.
She was due to take her GCSEs in a few weeks time.
Tributes today poured in for a "little angel" and an "amazing cousin."
A special assembly was held on Friday at Longridge High where pupils in her year group, Year 11,
were told of her death.
Many of the pupils were left distraught by the news and were allowed to go home.
Detectives were called to the house in the early hours of Friday but the death is not being treated
as suspicious.
The file has been passed to HM Coroner and a post mortem is expected to take place soon.
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "She was found by a relative hanging in the garden.
"An ambulance was called but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
"An initial investigation has found no suspicious circumstances."
Friends and family of Jenna have flooded social networking websites since her death.
Inquest verdict on tragic Jenna, 15
A MUM has relived the horrifying moment she discovered her 15-year-old daughter's body in the garden
of their home.
At a Preston inquest a coroner ruled that Jenna Darnley's death was a tragic accident.
The city's coroner's court heard Jenna, 15, was found dead at The Hills, Grimsargh, in the early
hours of Friday May 2. A post mortem revealed she had been drinking and was three times over the
drink drive limit and would not have "appreciated the consequences of her actions."
Angela Darnley, Jenna's mum found her daughter, in the garden after getting up in the middle of the
night.
She told the inquest: "I did not see her clearly I did not realise what I was seeing, I just saw
something white - I thought she was leaning over being sick. She was slumped over, there were chairs
- there was a pile of white chairs - she leant over the chairs. I said Jenna then I realised what
had happened. I got her down, ran upstairs and shouted to my husband. I got Billy and ran downstairs
and went to Jenna then called an ambulance."
She was described as "somebody who had a lot to look forward to."
On the night before her body was discovered she had been out drinking with friends in Preston, as
well as spending time with her boyfriend and had been in a good mood and was looking forward to a
holiday in Majorca.
Concluding assistant deputy coroner Howard McCann, said: "I do not see evidence she would have fully
appreciated the consequences of her actions.I am not even going to record an open verdict - I just
see this as an accident I am going to record it as that."
In a statement after the verdict was recorded Angela said: "Our Jenna was very beautiful, very
popular, always smiling and full of fun - unfortunately nothing can bring her back.We are going to
try to live our lives to the full as Jenna always did."
I always think of you, everyday, cos i pass your grave on my way to college and back again. Its so beautiful.
i dont really know what to say,
just wanted to let you know that i still think about you! i talk to you sometimes too, your probs laughing at me somewhere thinking what a mongg haha but its finee, i dont mind.
you should be here Jenna,
i'll never forget x
18 months... 1 and a half yrs tonight :( x x x x
jena, how have i managed to get through the last 18 months?
i can't believe it's so long since i last heard your voice or your laugh.
this time 18 months ago you were out with your friends as usual, but no-one knew that this would be for the last time :(
your life was a whirlwind jena. no-one could stop you from doing what you wanted to do, and i am so glad that you did all that you did in your short life.
you did some crazy things jena, but you never did anything wrong, you never hurt anyone, just stood up for yourself, and your beliefs, and for the ones that you cared about and at times even ones that found it difficult to stand up for themselves. i will never forget when you told that certain person that it wasn't right what he had done... you had guts!
you had so many funny moments like when you were about 9 and you were bartering with the sock man on the market, trying to get cheap socks... and you did!
he was so shocked and upset when he found out what had happened to you. i bumped into him a few weeks later, he said that he used to see you every saturday walking through town with your mates without a care in the world and you would smile and say hi to him.
there will never be another one like you jena, you are unique, a true angel and everyone that knew you knows what i mean.
sometimes i have a good cry and i always have this deep sadness in my heart, but that is the price i pay for having had you in my life, and it is worth it for the happiness you gave me for 16 years.
i say 16 years because i knew you well before you were born, you even had a real personality then! you would kick me so hard just to let me know you were there.
you were 10 days late, your due date was the 2nd may, the date of your death, so really you could say that you did actually reach 16!.... i know that you were looking forward to being 16 so much, i had even agreed that you could have a tattoo then... but it wasn't to be was it.
a lot has changed since you left jena but one thing that will never change is everyone's love for you.
not many people are loved as much as you darling and at times i am amazed, but not at all surprised!
you have fun jena wherever you are, do what you are good at, be yourself and one day i hope that you are there waiting for me.
thank you for choosing me as your mum. i am the luckiest woman alive.
love you forever jen jen,
mum x x x x
18 months now... :(
Well Jen Its now 18 months since you joined the angels. You are missed so much girl its untrue. Ive not wrote on here in a while, i just dont know what to say its hard babe! I come on here all the time just to see what lovely comments you get, its comforting to know you never will be forgotten! No one ever will! Leave them heaven gates open for us babe so when we all join you one day we can be there with you again. You mum is looking really well seen her a few times now out and about and i can honestly say hats of to her she is such a lovely woman! Your dad also he is such a nice man.
I cant believe its been this long honestly Jen i dont know where time has gone. Like i keep saying i would do anything to have you back here with us, making us laugh so much becasue of ur crazyness. You were one in a million. Il never forget the good times and them memories i cherish everyday. Just to know you was a privalege. You always had that 'presence' about you, you would always know when you left the room and when you entered. Your laugh made me laugh coz you had a little giggle with you well actually a BIG one! :) You were our blonde bombshell!
I always look at your pictures just look at your beauty to reminise your face. I just want this nightmare to stop jen... :( Everytime i think of you my heart pumps a thousand times becasue i just wish it wasnt true. But i know your looking over us all the time babygirl. Im going to have to love you and leave you.. the tears wont stop. :(
Sweetdreams princess Jen ... Love netty x x x
Miss you Jen...
Hia Jen, its so hard to believe that in just over 2 weeks it will be 18 months since we last saw you or heard your voice. It still seem's like yesterday, but so much has happened since then that I know it can't be.
There is one thing that I know will never happen Jen, and that is that you will never be forgotten by anyone who knew you. Your name is mentioned so many times by your friends and family. Everyone misses you so much.
I sometimes try and describe you to people who weren't lucky enough to know you..But I can't..We all know there is only 1 word that can describe you and the presence you had and that is....JENNA.... X X X X
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Hia Jen, its your Nana's 70th birthday tomorrow..she has told everyone she doesn't want a do and she keeps telling us she doesn't want a present.
Though she hasn't said it, I know there is only one thing she really wants, we all want the same thing.
As you know she is making good use of your bench and she keeps your garden full of beautiful flowers..
We all love and miss you so much Jen..
X X X X
Hey jen jen i know its been a while since i wrote to you, ive been a very busy boy lol, ive got a job at the mo as a chef at the carvery which is very tyrin 12 hours a day 5 days a week grrr lol and im also at college 2 days a week now doing motorbike mechaincs :D so gettin my life on track, got plans to open my own buisness next year too when i get my quals got everything sorted and ready to go just need to find some were and get my quals :D.
Got 2 new bikes now aswell got my little babyblade and a vf750 big bike lol, im sure you would say "ohhh yes adam they are so bloody sexy darling" lol in your sarcastic manner like you use to do with me all the time :).
soon as i get time off from work or college im gonna come down and see you and see if ya mum n dad are in to go see them, i have been down a few times to see you past few weeks and just sat on your bench thinking of all the things we use to do, ive been thinking alotbout you lately think its kinda hitting me again :( but i know i got plenty of ppl i can talk to.
Gettin more done on my tattoo soon gonna get some angel wings above it with JD in the middle in fancy writing, then gonna get my half body tribal :s it gonna hurt OUCH lol it kinda goes half way cross my stomach and up my chest then shoulder and bit up my neck then down my whole arm and half of my back lol will look good when itsdone :D.
Anyway babes gonna have to get some sleep got work in the morning :( will see you soon.
Missing you like mad i want a cuddle :(
love you jen
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miss youuu
Heya..
Hope ur ok up there!
Miss You loads, had a mad dream bout u las nite.. u gave me £2 in 10p's to go get ya some freddos from shop?? haha! dont make sence!
Anyways...
Love yaaa
xxxxx
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