For confidential support, call Samaritans on 116 123, visit Tina Malone has shared an emotional post marking 13 weeks since her 'world fell apart' when her husband Paul Chase died by suicide.
She has revealed he turned to drink and drugs in an attempt to cope with his time serving in the armed forces - and believes he is now 'in a better place'. In May, Tina recalled receiving her late husband's final texts hours after he sent them on the night he took his own life. Tina had tragically read that message just as police had arrived at her Liverpool home, after Paul had not returned home that night.
Tina added: 'I've not spoken about this publicly until this minute. It's the first time I've said it and confirmed it. Paul did commit suicide. I believe in transparency.' Paul - with whom she had daughter Flame, now 11, via IVF - was eventually diagnosed with PTSD three years ago. The couple were left facing bankruptcy and Tina says his mental health spiralled during this time, using prescription drugs and cocaine in an attempt to cope before attempting to take his own life.
Last year, statistics on British military veteran suicides were published for the first time and expose the mental health crisis facing our soldiers as they retire from service and attempt to return to civilian life. In a heartbreaking post, she detailed Paul's final hours before he died, revealing that he had made breakfast for their daughter and kissed Tina goodbye.
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