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Alex McIntyre & Chloe Burrell

Heartbroken mum's five-year battle for teen son who tragically took his own life

The heartbroken mum of a teenage boy who tragically took his own life has said that he was 'let down' when he was alive and is now being 'let down' in death due to a delay in holding an inquest.

Tom Hollman, aged 16, died on September 9, 2017, in his mum's arms in hospital.

Tom had long struggled with his mental health and his mum Sharon, who lives in Malpas, Cheshire, said that he was failed on a number of occasions in the years before his death.

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