For the latest Stockport news sign up to the MyStockport newsletter here A much-loved former soldier who struggled with civilian life and didn't speak of his experiences in the Army took his own life after a mental health illness, an inquest heard.
The body of Robert McCormack was found at a secluded woodland area of Reddish Vale Country Park, Stockport, on November 9 last year, two days after his family reported him missing.
A pathologist gave a cause of death as hanging after a post-mortem examination. Mr McCormack's family and health workers involved in his care said his mental health had greatly improved before his death.
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