An aspiring fashion designer terrified she would lose the love of her life to an arranged marriage killed herself by stepping in front of a lorry, an inquest heard.
Suk Yin Cheng left a note on her iPod expressing her distress at the fact her boyfriend of two years, Kahil Mohammad, could be forced to marry another woman on religious grounds.
Believing she would be unable to cope in that circumstance, the 20-year-old walked into the path of a speeding HGV - minutes after phoning Mr Mohammad to tell him: 'I love you. I'm doing this for you.'
Speaking at a hearing into her death yesterday, Mr Mohammad insisted his girlfriend appeared to be 'happy' when they were together for what proved to be the final time on July 1 last year, hours before the tragedy
After leaving his company, Miss Cheng - known as Caley by her family - headed to the busy A38 dual carriageway instead of going home.
Following her brief phone call to Mr Mohammad, she walked directly into the path of a passing lorry, the impact killing her instantly.
The hearing into her death was told she died of multiple injuries after being struck at Clay Mills, near Burton, Staffordshire, in the early hours of July 2.
In the note left on her iPod, Miss Cheng stressed that the fact her boyfriend was potentially going to be subject to an arranged marriage had left her distressed and depressed.
In a statement to the police, Mr Mohammad explained that he and Miss Cheng were 'inseparable' and he wanted to marry her.
At the inquest, Pc Carl Matthew, the investigating officer from Staffordshire Police, said when Miss Cheng's phone was recovered, they could see she had spoken to her friends via social media about her concerns over the arranged marriage.
But Mr Mohammad, 22, said an arranged marriage had not been discussed on the evening before Miss Cheng's death.
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