EX-MARINE TOOK HIS LIFE IN MENTAL ILLNESS BATTLE

A FORMER Royal Marine who served in the Falklands and Northern Ireland took his own life after a prolonged battle with mental illness, an inquest heard.
Timothy Mark Waspe, of Coachmans Cottage, Thwaites, was found hanged in his workshop by his wife Macrina Waspe, on October 18.
His watch and glasses were found placed on a work bench before he took his own life.
His wife had arranged to do some cleaning for a friend and left Mr Waspe at home just after 11am.
When she later returned home she found him hanged at around 2pm.
Mrs Waspe said her husband had seemed particularly low that morning but had no reason to suspect he would take his own life.
Mrs Waspe said her husband was left with ‘deep wounds’ from childhood – his father was a former serviceman who wrote manuals on the electrics of submarines while his mother was a model.
Mr Waspe, 55, left the Royal Marines after developing back problems which caused him problems for the rest of his life.
His wife told yesterday’s inquest in Millom Council Chamber: “Over the years I realised the real reason he could not work was his state of mind.
“It prevented him from trying to do anything permanent or keep it up. He was too vulnerable.”
Mr David Roberts, coroner for West Cumbria, said Mr Waspe’s medical records showed a history of depression stretching over 30 years. Read More  HERE  RIP

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