Boy, 17, found dead in park after suffering with school pressures during lockdown

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The devastated family of a teenager found dead in a park has urged students to speak out about the pressures of education during lockdown.

Matthew Mackell, 17, was discovered in Dunorlan Park in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where police and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

His brother Chris Mackell says a notebook the family found since Matthew's death shows the A-level student feared for his future and how lockdown would affect his school results.

The 18-year-old said: "He was writing about his feelings and that he wasn't happy. It was quite dark. It wasn't nice to read. "But I wasn't aware of any problems at all.