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A mother-of-two who died after she set herself on fire had confessed to police she needed help just days before, an inquest has been told.Vanessa Lucas-Heathorne, a former employee of Nottingham City Council, died on June 25 last year, after suffering severe burns to her body. The 44-year-old had been arrested on suspicion of arson a few days prior to her death after a fire in a house in Valley View, Mansfield. Ms Lucas-Heathorne jumped through the window of the property and was taken to Queen's