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Daily Mirror
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Jane Tyler & Adam May

Sergeant came home from holiday, gassed autistic toddler to death and killed himself

A police sergeant who was "driven mad" by the coronavirus lockdown gassed his three-year-old autistic son to death before killing himself.

David Loudon, an officer with West Mercia police, was suffering from depression and anxiety, an inquest heard today.

The bodies of the sergeant and his son Harrison were found at their Kidderminster home in August 2021 while the rest of their family were away on holiday.

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