Lauren Bennett, the 36-year-old singer known for featuring on LMFAO’s 2011 hit Party Rock Anthem and as a member of the girl group G.R.L., died by suicide in woodland near her home in Meopham, Kent, after leaving to go for a morning walk, an inquest concluded.
The Bottom Line
- Lauren Bennett’s body was discovered in dense forest by her husband, Kenny Wormald, and her father, Richard, following an hours-long search after she failed to return from a morning walk.
- Assistant Coroner Jyoti Gill ruled the death as suicide by hanging at Maidstone Coroners’ Court, noting a deterioration in Bennett’s mental health since January 2026.
- Police investigations following her death uncovered letters of intent in her bedside drawer, though her family and medical professionals stated she had not explicitly disclosed plans to harm herself.
The Inquest Findings at Maidstone Coroners’ Court
Assistant Coroner Jyoti Gill delivered her verdict at Maidstone Coroners’ Court, determining that Lauren Bennett died by suicide by hanging after a deterioration in her mental health that began in January 2026. Following her marriage to Kenny Wormald in the US in 2019, Bennett was diagnosed with fragile X syndrome, a condition that can result in anxiety. Court proceedings detailed that the singer received psychiatric care between January 16 and January 23, 2026, after going multiple days without sleeping. During that difficult period, her father, Richard, attempted to distract her with tabletop games as she began to question whether she was in reality. While she had been prescribed various medications following her psychiatric care, Richard stated in a court statement that she had experienced bad reactions to medications which she stopped weeks previously. A subsequent toxicology report found nothing of toxicological significance.
The Morning Walk and the Search in Kent
The night before her death, Bennett informed her husband that she planned to go for a walk between 9am and 9.30am near their home in Kent. When she failed to return, Wormald became worried after a few hours and launched a search alongside her father. Family members made numerous phone calls to her device, prompting Wormald to use the find my phone feature to trace her location. Her body was ultimately found in dense forest approximately a 15 minute walk from the property. Subsequent police searches of the singer’s residence revealed letters of intent stored in her bedside drawer.
Medical Context and Prior Care
Despite the discovery of letters in her bedside drawer, the court heard that Bennett had not made her family or care providers aware of her intentions. A statement entered into the record from a member of the Early Intervention Psychosis team noted that she did not disclose any information indicating she would harm herself and was not referred to the crisis team. Wormald also stated in his testimony that while she was very open with him, she never provided details about ending her own life.
