A MOTHER of two residing in the mining town of Linden was on Saturday evening found hanging in her Fairs Rust, Mackenzie apartment by relatives. Dead is Crystal Couchman, a former employee of the Esso Gas Station in Linden. The mother is believed to have committed suicide.According to her aunt Clorene (only name given), the 30-year-old woman was found hanging in her bedroom by her sister shortly after the sister had returned home from an errand, at about 18hrs. Clorene said the family is in shock and wants to know why the young mother would apparently commit suicide, since she had seemed normal and happy.

Family members are not aware of any problems the dead woman might have had, except that her 20-month-old son’s father had left her while she was pregnant. “She was just happy and normal; I spoke to her (at) about 3:30 (15:30hrs) yesterday, because she was at work. She didn’t show (any) sign of depression. Nothing,” the aunt revealed.

Clorene said that approximately 10 months ago Couchman moved out of her home after securing her own apartment, and she had shared a very close relationship with her after her (Couchman’s) mother had died.

Some relatives took to their Facebook pages to label the young mother as selfish for committing the act while knowing that she had two young children to live for.

Police Officers were called to the scene after Couchman’s body was found. Couchman leaves to mourn a five-year-old daughter and a 20-month-old son.