Grieving parents ask why Treasury manager ‘ambushed’ worker before she took own life

Treasury worker Chloe Moffat died by suicide last May, aged 26 The bereaved parents of a 26-year-old Treasury worker are asking questions about her manager after she took her own life last year. Chloe Moffat died by suicide on May 20, 2025, one day after an anonymous complaint was made about her. Moffat, who worked as a personal assistant in the government department, had an ‘exemplary record’, an inquest heard earlier this month, and was in line for a promotion after receiving a bonus for her work. However, following a meeting about the complaint, Moffat became ‘distressed’ upon learning she had been accused of sharing sensitive information about her colleagues. She had not been informed in advance what the meeting would be about, nor was she reassured that it was ‘unlikely’ she’d lose he