A HEALTHCARE worker planned for at least a month to take her own life.

Susana Cazorla drove to a National Trust car park on Exmoor to end her life, an inquest in Taunton heard.

The 40-year-old bought an item online she used to kill herself a month before her death.

Her body was discovered in her car at Bossington, near Porlock, in September after the alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for work in Totnes.

The inquest was told Ms Cazorla, who was originally from Almeria, in Spain, suffered with anxiety.

The senior Somerset coroner Tony Williams recorded a suicide conclusion.

He said: "It is clear she planned her actions having acquired (certain items) and placing them in the rear of her vehicle, lighting them and remaining in the vehicle...having taken her car to a quiet location where she would not be disturbed.

"She deliberately exposed herself to carbon monoxide fumes with the intention of ending her life."

If you have been affected by this story, contact Samaritans for free on 116 123.

The Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service also offers a 24-hour helpline, on 0300 330 5463.