Father found son hanged in woodlands.Byline: Matt Nicholls Nicholls is a surname, and may refer to several people:
A YOUNG man hung himself two months after the death of a close friend, an inquest inquest, in law, a body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters. The term also refers to the inquiry itself as well as to the findings of the inquiry. heard. Neil Owen was discovered by his father in woodland behind Brymenyn Industrial Estate on June 6 last year. The 26-year-old, who lived above the Oddfellows Arms, Betws, had been due to travel to Bath with Betws soccer club later that evening. A verdict of suicide was recorded at an Aberdare inquest after evidence a note had been discovered in his flat. In a statement read to the court, his father, school caretaker Andrew Owen, said his son had been upset following the death of his close friend Sean Rees in April. "I know he was upset by Sean's death, but he did appear to have got over it," he said. "There was no indication he intended to take his own life. We are all devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. ." Mr Owen's mother Shirley and sister Nicola were present at the inquest but did not give evidence. His father said he had come to live with him after Sean died, but had eventually moved back to his own flat. On the day of his death, Mr Owen had been due to travel to Bath on a football trip with the Betws club, of which he was vice-chairman. Earlier in the day he had met fellow members at the Oddfellows Arms and distributed name tags. His father said: "At 6pm, I went to his flat but he wasn't there. I drove around to see if I could find his car then returned to his flat. "It was then that I found the note he had written. It was evident he did not want it to be found immediately." After discovering the note, Mr Owen's father went with the landlady landlady n. female of landlord or owner of real property from whom one rents or leases. (See: landlord) to try to find his son. One of the first places they visited was the wooded area off Heol Dewi Sant Dewi Sant may refer to:
His father said: "It was obvious he had passed away but I still commenced CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac ." Paramedics pronounced Mr Owen dead at the scene and police later searched his flat. Deputy Glamorgan Coroner coroner (kôr`ənər), judicial officer responsible for investigating deaths occurring through violence or under suspicious circumstances. The office has been traced to the late 12th cent. Hugh Medlicott said a rope found at the dead man's home and the note found by Mr Owen's father led towards a verdict of suicide. "It clearly indicates that he had a very clear and fixed intention of taking his own life," he said. CAPTION(S): Neil Owen, from Betws, was found hanged in woodland |
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