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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

'Always smiling' son laid to rest after beautiful service

Mourning friends and family gathered to say their final goodbye to a carer who died last month.

Samuel Latham, from Southport, was found dead under Southport Pier on Monday, October 24, with the death initially being described as "unexplained" by Merseyside Police. His family spoke to the ECHO, describing how Samuel was "always smiling" despite him struggling with his mental health over the years.

Speaking to the ECHO his dad Roger said: "The majority of the time he was a very happy and entertaining young man. Unfortunately due to his illness, he spent a lot of time in the hospital.

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