dailyrecord.co.uk
70%
844
Man who took his own life with 'companion' at Scots holiday cottage was diagnosed with autism and suffered anxiety
holiday cottage in Scotland.The 28-year-old had travelled from his home in Tunstall, Hull to stay at the house, where he consumed a fatal amount of a chemical substance.He was found dead on December 5, 2019, alongside a 24-year-old woman with whom he had checked into the property.An inquest into Brett’s death heard he had been diagnosed with autism and suffered from anxiety.He had been in the care of mental health services since 2017, but in the months before his death he had stopped engaging with them.Brett had been diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder – a diagnosis his family did not agree with.Brett’s mother, Angela Stevens, said his anxiety had been heightened in the run-up to his death because he feared he and his
