John Balson Inquest: TV Producer Told Numerous Health Professionals He Was Considering Suicide & Had Suffered From “Work-Related Stress” In Weeks Leading Up To His Death

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Trigger warning: this article includes mention of suicide and other topics that readers may find disturbing. John Balson, the TV producer who tragically took his own life last May, told numerous health professionals he was having suicidal thoughts and flagged “work-related stress” on several occasions to them in the weeks leading up to his death.

This evidence was delivered at Balson’s inquest, which took place yesterday nearly a year after he took his own life on May 17 after jumping off the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

In the months leading up to his death, Balson had been working on Channel 4’s In The Footsteps of Killers and Channel 4’s investigation is still to report back.

Balson, who was 40 when he died, had told family and health professionals he was suffering from stress, exhaustion and subsequently intense physical pain associated with vestibular migraine disorder.