A CONVICTED sex offender who secretly recorded a 17-year-old girl undressing and taking a bath committed suicide by hanging himself from a bridge in Worcester, an inquest was told.

Gary Hesketh, aged 51, of Morton Place, Worcester, pleaded guilty to two counts of voyuerism in March.

After the dad-of-two admitted the allegations, his wife left him and told him to leave the family home.

An inquest at Stourport-on Severn Coroner’s court heard how Hesketh’s mental state deteriorated rapidly after he was arrested in May 2008.

Hesketh made a number of threats to kill himself and had taken overdoses prior to his death.

Hesketh’s body was found hanging underneath a footbridge in near Northwick, Worcester, by a member of the public who was out walking on Wednesday, April 8.

Worcestershire Coroner Geraint Williams recorded verdict that Hesketh had killed himself.