 A woman with a rare genetic condition that made her constantly hungry ate herself to death after care home staff removed locks on her fridge and cupboards, an inquest has heard. Kirsty Derry was 23 when she died on July 20, 2013, and was diagnosed at age 2 with Prader-Willi Syndrome, The Sentinel reported. It led to her diabetes and when she died her Body Mass Index was 42.1 when a normal BMI is 19 to 25. During the inquest, Fallows claimed that her daughter was handed a “death sentence” when social workers suggested she go to the facility, Victoria Mews. Julie is devastated at the death of her daughter, Kirsty (Caters) 
 
 But although Miss Derry did not understand that she was unwell or the direct impact her eating had on her health, she was deemed to have the mental capacity to make her own decisions. Zoe Marshall, social worker for Staffordshire County Council, told the hearing Kirsty was annoyed by the alarms beeping and these were turned off for periods of time. Denise Nettleton, a support worker, said: "I felt she was harming herself by overeating and our hands were tied." "Kirsty was deemed mentally capable of making her own choices but how can that be if she could eat herself to death?" Her mother Julie Fallows told the hearing: "When she went there I expected one-to-one support between 8am to 10pm. "When she first arrived, there were alarms fitted to the cupboards and fridge. According to her mother, Julie Fallows, Derry was sent to a facility in October 2012 that had alarms on the cupboards and fridge, but at some point the technology was removed without her knowledge. Often we couldn't find any staff when we visited." Ms Fallows said that the changes in her daughter's weight were obvious and that she immediately expressed concerns but that no action was taken. "As soon as she moved into supported living her diet went down the drain and her blood sugar went through the roof" 
 
 Leigh Tudor, service director for Creative Support, which ran Victoria Mews, told the inquest that robust assessments had been undertaken concerning Miss Derry's capacity to understand. The county council also confirmed it had put in place a learning review to understand the condition and the procedure for requesting assessments under the Mental Health Act. "We have also reviewed all of the adults in Staffordshire with Prader-Willi Syndrome to ensure they continue to be offered the support they need, and that any assessed care needs are being addressed.” 
 
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 Miss Derry moved into Victoria Mews in October 2012 and died in July 2013 from pulmonary oedema, meaning fluid in her lungs prevented her from breathing. Staffordshire South coroner Andrew Haigh recorded a conclusion that Kirsty died of the consequences of a natural condition that was not effectively addressed. He said a register of service users had now been compiled identifying people with Kirsty's condition and that lessons had been learned. The degree of her capacity seems to have deteriorated. She could understand matters but controlling herself having taken that information in, was a different matter."
– A young Englishwoman has died from overeating and may not have been properly treated for her unusual eating disorder, Fox News reports. Kirsty Derry lived at an assisted living home that had alarms on the fridge and cupboards to stop her from gorging. But the alarms were taken away in January 2013, and seven months later, Derry was dead at the age of 23, the Telegraph reports. "Of course I wanted her to stay at home with me, it's a mother's instinct—but I wanted her to be happy and have what she wanted," her mother, 50-year-old Julie Fallows, said at an inquest into her daughter's death. "I thought she'd be safe and happy in a supported living environment." Doctors diagnosed Derry at age 2 with Prader Willi Syndrome, which gave her a constantly strong appetite. She developed diabetes and was later sent to the facility, Victoria Mews, in 2012. But the fridge and cupboard alarms there were removed for periods after Derry complained about them, according to testimony at the inquest, the Sentinel reports. At Victoria Mews, the 4-foot-8 woman's weight ballooned from 175 pounds to 266 pounds as she gorged on food including ice cream and chocolate. Her official cause of death: pulmonary edema, or lung fluid that stopped her from breathing. "Hopefully appropriate lessons have been learned," says a coroner who concluded her that her condition was not properly addressed. The care facility has since shut down.