A beautiful and promising young medical student took her own life ahead of the anniversary of her dad's suicide.
Ava-Jane Van Der Merwe from Burscough first saw her GP in 2014 over concerns for her mental health when she was 13-years-old. The following year her family suffered the tragic loss of her dad, Peter, who took his own life aged 38.
In 2016 Ava-Jane's little sister, Esme, also died after suffering from Rett Syndrome, a rare brain disorder. Ava-Jane's mum Mary, a midwife, spoke to the Southport Visiter at the time about her financial difficulties while she was off work as she grieved for her daughter and husband, LancsLive reports.
