Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A man with a 'beautiful soul' took his own life at a Travelodge in Stockport after struggling with alcohol addiction during lockdown, an inquest has heard.
Leon Ball, 45, was said to have found the coronavirus pandemic very difficult as he attempted to fight his long standing issues with alcohol misuse.
An inquest at Stockport Coroner’s Court heard how Mr Ball, a former care home worker, had been trying to get help with his alcoholism with the support of his devoted friends and family.
His Alcoholics Anonymous group had stopped during the pandemic, and his mother said the effects of lockdown had ‘impacted him a lot.’ After his relationship
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