Haslingden schoolgirl Jade Stringer, 14, found hanged after becoming upset when father confiscated her phone Jade Stringer, of Bury, was unhappy at being told to hand over the phone It was despite fears schoolgirl might get abusive text messages from a boy Father later offered to give her the phone if he could check her messages She refused to hand over charger and was found hanged 30 minutes later A 14-year-old schoolgirl hanged herself after she went into a "sulk" over the confiscation of her mobile phone, an inquest heard today. Jade Stringer, of Bury, Greater Manchester, was unhappy at being told to hand over the phone - despite fears she might get abusive text messages from a boy she had accused of hitting her. When Jade's father David Stringer later offered to give the phone back to her with the condition that he could check her messages, she refused to hand over the charger and sat sulking in her bedroom. Tragic: Jade Stringer, 14, of Bury, Greater Manchester, was unhappy at being told to hand over the phone Just half an hour later Mr Stringer found his daughter hanging from a stairwell, the inquest in Rochdale heard. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died six days later last June. The tragedy occurred in June last year after Jade had previously taken an overdose of tablets and had been upset about texts accusing her of "going with lads." The hearing was told the teenager, who lived with her father at the time of her death, excelled as a Haslingden High School pupil, performing as a cheerleader and as speaker for the school book club. Her mother Natalie Ingoe, 32, said: "At about 12 or 13, she started wearing makeup and wanted to go out a bit more - I suppose the normal teenage things. It didn't cause us any concern at first. She wasn't secretive about relationships with boys and she told us when she had a boyfriend. Mrs Ingoe said she and Jade's father became concerned when she lied about a boyfriend's age and added: "She didn't think we would like the age difference. We spoke about it and spoke about sex and things, from my point of view she responded to our advice. She continued to be a good scholar - her career aspirations changed all the time. When we found out she was sleeping with her boyfriend we spoke to his parents and we both set up an agreement that they could still see each other but were not to be left alone unsupervised. We said they could see each other if they didn't sleep together. She accepted that agreement and she stuck to it as far as we know. That was in March 2011. The relationship lasted a few months, she was upset when it ended. The inquest was told that in November 2011, Jade took an overdose of tablets then set off for classes and a teacher took her to hospital. Mrs Ingoe said: "They kept her in for the night and then discharged her. There was no indication why she did it. I thought at the time it was boys. The inquest heard Jade and her mother used to share a mobile phone and the youngster had allowed Mrs Ingoe to look at the text messages. Mrs Ingoe said: "It was just after Christmas when she got a few text messages off people who obviously thought that Jade had the phone. At about 12 or 13, she started wearing makeup and wanted to go out a bit more - I suppose the normal teenage things. She wasn't secretive about relationships with boys and she told us when she had a boyfriend' Natalie Ingoe, 32, mother Some of them were from boys saying that she was going with lads. She just said it was lads making it up. I think she was a bit upset - whether it was because I saw them or what they were saying, I don't know. It went on for a few weeks. Mrs Ingoe said she later had had conversations with Jade's close friends and went on: "Some decided to text me to tell me that there were pictures going around of Jade. There had been a couple of incidents. Jade had been at a party and had slept with someone and it had caused trouble with her boyfriend at the time. Asked if Jade showed a level of maturity, Mrs Ingoe said: "In some ways she did but she but she thought everyone was doing it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it and we were making a big deal. She ran away a couple of times and once ended up under a motorway bridge for a couple of hours, but wasn't absent for a long period of time. It was more of a protest - she would not have been able to cope without make-up. She added that she believed her daughter had become more settled in 2012 and added that their relationship was good. "When I saw her the Wednesday before her death she seemed like the old Jade," Mrs Ingoe said. We were more interactive and she was making plans going forward and said she wanted to come camping with us. In attendance: Jade's father David Stringer (left), 32, and mother Natalie Ingoe (right), 32, were at the inquest Mr Stringer, 32, told the hearing: "I just thought Jade was behaving like a normal teenager. She always did well at school and she seemed quite settled with us as a family. There were one or two issues with boyfriends but nothing that you would think was a major drama. She never told me why she took the tablets but she did say she didn't want to kill herself and didn't know why she did it. It was more of an impulse thing. I just thought Jade was behaving like a normal teenager. There were one or two issues with boyfriends but nothing that you would think was a major drama David Stringer, 32, father We had spoken about the texts as a family and she seemed to realise why we were worried about certain things and we wanted to come to a solution about it rather than argue. She took a mature approach. There was one incident where she was taken back to her aunt's house by the police. She was getting involved with a lad who we didn't think much of. The boy had apparently hit her and assaulted her. We got the police involved. We took the phone off her. She wasn't happy about having her phone taken off her but it was part of the police inquiry so he couldn't contact her. We told her that she could have her phone back on the condition that we could check it to see that the lad hadn't sent her any abusive messages. But she wouldn't give us the charger and wouldn't switch it on. I asked her for the charger but she was in a sulk and said she didn't want me to switch it on. It was a stand-off and she was sulking in her bedroom. She didn't want me to turn it back on. If she didn't get her own way she could sulk. Education: The teenager, who lived with her father at the time of her death, excelled as a Haslingden High School (pictured) pupil, performing as a cheerleader and as speaker for the school book club I left her to cool off and later went upstairs to see if she was still sulking and that's when I found her. I carried her into my bedroom, I put her down on the bed and tried to perform CPR. I raced down the stairs to find my phone and screamed for an ambulance. Jade was taken to Fairfield Hospital in Bury before being transferred to the Manchester Children Hospital, where her condition deteriorated. She died on June 16 with her family by her side. She was very well loved and had a good group of friends and by all accounts she was doing very well at school. Both parents showed a solid, united caring front for Jade Assistant Deputy Coroner Lisa Hashmi Recording a verdict of death by misadventure, Assistant Deputy Coroner Lisa Hashmi said: "Jade appeared to be a normal teenager passing through the usual teenager phases. Both parents showed a solid, united caring front for Jade. There was no particular cause for concern over her behaviour leading up to her death. There had been a disagreement in regards to the mobile phone over who was going to turn it on. She was described as being sulky over the exchange of words but this was not unusual and she was left in her room. When Mr Stringer went to check on her less than half an hour later he found her hanging. Whilst the mechanisms and mode is a cause of concern I cannot be sure in evidence heard that it was not simply another cry for help or call for attention. Jade was looking to the future both immediately and long term. I cannot be satisfied that she intended to take her own life. 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