Mother of anorexic model commits suicide
The grieving mother of tragic anorexic French model Isabelle Carco has committed suicide less than two months after her daughter died at the age of 28.
Caro, who gave anorexia a face in a shocking 2007 awareness campaign, passed away at the Bichat Hospital France on 17 November after battling the eating disorder for almost 15 years.
It has now emerged that her mum Marie, took her own life earlier in the month after struggling with the 'guilt' she felt, forcing her daighter to stay at the medical centre to receive treatment.
Staff at the facility are now facing lefal action over allegations of negligence, which reportedly led to Caro's death.
Caro's stepfather, Christian, tells Swiss newspaper 20 Minutes: ""(Marie) felt guilty for having put my daughter in the Bichat Hospital. My daughter did not want to go to that hospital."