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Mum 'absolutely crushed' after her only child leaves mental health unit and walks into path of oncoming train

A “kind, warm-hearted” man with mental health issues died after he was hit by a moving train, an inquest has been told.

Robert Jones, 25, died after he was struck by a passenger train near Newport on September 28, 2019.

On Wednesday Newport Coroners Court heard Mr Jones, from Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire, was killed at around 8.05am on the morning of September 28, 2019 after he walked onto train tracks near St Cadoc’s Hospital, where he had been admitted the day before due to concerns over his mental health.

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