The Director of Public Prosecutions is investigating the case of a woman who killed herself after being prosecuted for making an allegedly false rape claim.
Eleanor de Freitas, 23, killed herself in April - three days before she was due to stand trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of making up an allegation of rape against a man.
The CPS decided to prosecute her after the man reportedly spent £200,000 on a private prosecution.
The A-grade student, who had bipolar disorder, left her family a note blaming her fear of giving evidence as a motive for her suicide.
Lawyers for her family have called on the coroner to postpone an inquest into her death, which was due to start today, so that an inquiry can be carried out into whether the CPS decision to prosecute Miss de Freitas contributed to her death.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, said she was "very saddened" by the death in a case she described as "one of the most difficult I have seen".
She added: "I have asked the team which dealt with this case for a full explanation which addresses all of the de Freitas family's concerns.
"I appreciate the family's unease which is why I am looking at this personally in order to satisfy myself of the detail surrounding all the stages of the case.
"Prosecuting cases of perverting the course of justice in connection with an alleged false rape allegation is rare, extremely difficult and always complex and sensitive."
She offered to meet Miss de Freitas' family "to discuss the case and the law surrounding it".
Miss de Freitas' father, David, told the Guardian that his daughter had been prosecuted "despite the fact the police did not believe there to be a case against her".
He added: "There are very serious implications for the reporting of rape cases if victims fear that they may themselves end up the subject of a prosecution if their evidence is in any way inconsistent.
"It is of the utmost importance that the CPS consider very carefully whether such cases are in the public interest."
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed the alleged rapist was arrested by police soon after the complaint was made in January 2013 but, due to lack of evidence, he was released and the case was closed.
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