A heartbroken wife found the body of her husband in their garage a few weeks after he lost his job due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Glynn Brown, 47, who suffered from depression and anxiety, said he was going outside to make a phone call before taking his own life, an inquest heard.
Helen, his wife of 16 years, found the IT worker at their home in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, on May 10. Via a statement read out during the hearing this week, she said Mr Brown was on medication for his mental health but "everything seemed fine" on the day of his death. “For around 18 months Glynn had suffered from anxiety and depression,” she said, reports Stoke on Trent Live. “He was put on medication and had counselling.