Further, Christian burial is to be refused to suicides (this prohibition is as old as the fourth century; cf. Cassian in P.L., XL, 573) except in case that the act was committed when they were of unsound mind or unless they showed signs of repentance before death occurred.
I just did a quick search and can't comment on whether that is present church doctrine.
It's interesting to contemplate that the unusual circumstances of the lady's fingers might constitute a "sign of repentance". It was certainly a sad way to end one's life.
Isn't it strange that a woman who had a drinking problem and relied on anti-depressants chose to hang herself? She could have just as easily taken an overdose. Years ago when I was working on an Associates in Criminal Justice, one of the courses I took dealt with suicide. Back then, statistics showed that the majority of woman who chose to commit suicide, did so by overdose because they didn't want to damage their looks by hanging or shooting themselves in the head. It was also the least violent way to go since you simply went to sleep and didn't wake up.