Two mums whose soldier sons killed themselves are united in grief and in a demand for justice. The pride Alison Blackwell and Karen McLeish felt when their 16-year-old boys joined up together has turned to anguish, heartbreak and fury.
Nathan Worner and Alistair McLeish became friends during basic training and passed out together in 2017. But within three years both would be dead.
The mothers are convinced the Army had failed them – and must take suicides more seriously. Karen believes the Army did not care if Alistair lived or died and said: “I wish my son never joined. "I’d advise anyone who has a son or daughter planning to do the same to think twice.” Both women are backing the Sunday People’s Save Our Soldiers campaign, which calls
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