A young man who split up with his girlfriend and lost his job during lockdown took his own life after struggling with his mental health, an inquest heard. Oliver Smith, 28, was found hanged at his home in Rochdale by his dad on January 18, this year.
An inquest at Rochdale coroners court heard Mr Smith, who was known as Ollie, had endured a 'difficult pandemic' and was suffering with depression. The Huddersfield University electrical engineering graduate had moved in with his girlfriend at start of lockdown in March 2020, but they split up and he moved out in November that year.
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