'The last I heard from my son was a WhatsApp message'

On November 4, 2022, Vicki McCormick's life was shattered by a devastating message from her son Callum's WhatsApp text that served as his suicide note.

At the young age of 22, Callum tragically died after being struck by a train. He had been battling with mental health issues for some time and had desperately sought help, pleading with a nurse to section him just a day before his death.

However, he was turned away due to a lack of available beds, with promises that a mental health team would contact him the following morning.

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Callum waited until 11am without any communication from the hospital. Overwhelmed by despair, he left his home and at 11.13am, sent a heartbreaking final message to his mother via WhatsApp.

He expressed his love for his mum, dad, and family, confessing that he could no longer bear the pain, reports the Liverpool Echo.

The response from the mental health services came too late; a team member arrived at Callum's residence at 11.45am, only to find that he had already passed away.

Vicki, from Wigan, said: "The last I heard from Callum was his suicide note. He thought I was on the plane at the time, coming back from Tunisia - but I was stuck in the airport. He didn't know my flight had been delayed."

She continued, revealing the immediacy of the crisis: "As soon as the message came through I didn't even ring Callum because I knew he wouldn't pick up. I rang my daughter, who was already running to the station - but by that point it was too late. Callum was already dead."

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