I don't think anyone will every know why she did it. Caroline has talked frequently about her mental Heath issues-after winning strictly-arguably a high point in her life- she talked about her depression openly. It seemed to me that she was quite unwell.
That, combined with living in a celebrity sort of world-out a lot-drinking which is rarely a great combination with poor mental health-even as part of a regular social life-exposed both voluntarily and involuntarily to Media scrutiny....none if that seems often to be a winning combination in terms of maintaining good mental health.
Add in an assault charge against your loved one-and all the guilt she must have rightly or wrongly-we don't know what happened-felt about that-and the weight of everyone talking about it (which they would-it's someone who has chosen a very publicly visible line of work-so it's not surprising their was press really), and the end result hasn't been unpredictable.
Incredibly sad, but not shocking in that it happened. I was sad when I heard the news but not surprised.
She was obviously very vulnerable and I hope that her friends and family were taking the best care of her they could-because if not, why not? It has made me think about someone in my social circle that I know is very vulnerable and wether I'm doing enough for her-and the answer is at times-probably not. Because it's hard work. But I do need to try harder. If that's something that comes out of this-that people look more closely at their own friendships and help out more when needed -then at least it's some sort of positive.
I don't think the CPS or the press can be solely blamed actually. I think it's just a set of awful, chaotic circumstances and a very troubled woman who was quite unwell in the middle of it all.