A heartbroken family left an inquest with no clear answer as to why their 14-year-old daughter ended up hanged in her own bedroom.

Georgina Williams, of St Margaret’s, was described as a happy, normal teenager who had no serious problems in her life.

Deputy coroner Christine Freedman, recording an open verdict, ruled that there was no evidence to conclude that it was suicide.

She told the hearing at Ashford on Thursday: "This is a tragic case of a young girl who appears to have died as a result of hanging herself.

"I have found nothing that could really give a clue as to why this might have happened "

Miss Freedman said it was not known whether Georgina’s actions had been impulsive or attention seeking.

She added: "What was on her mind we cannot know. Though it must seem a less than satisfactory answer from her family there are sometimes no answers."

Dover Grammar schoolgirl Georgina, of Station Road, St Margaret’s. was found hanging by a belt from the rail of her bunk bed at about 6.50am on July 18 last year.

Her father David said the night before she had gone to a production at Astor secondary school.

He said: "She came home and waltzed into the house as normal with a smile on her face. There was nothing to suggest there was anything bothering her at all."

He said that Georgina, who had two sisters, was a "loving child" who would confide in her parents if she had problems, had a good extended family to talk to and a huge circle of friends.

He added: "We were going in a few weeks to Florida to meet her young cousins. She was counting the days. There were lots of things she was looking forward to, that she talked about, which makes the whole thing so unbelievable."

Det Sgt Michael Jones said that police also believed she seemed to be a happy schoolgirl with a good support network around her.

He said that no suicide note had been found after the body was discovered and there was no evidence or suspicion that she was being bullied.

A post mortem examination also found there was no evidence that she had been drinking before she died.

Mr Willams told the inquest that he did not believe Georgina would have wanted to take her own life and said after the hearing: "We feel it was just a tragic accident."