A two-time contestant from Naked and Afraid has died under what has been described as “mysterious circumstances.”
06.07.2022 - 11:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The brother of a missing schoolgirl Charlene Downes 'never got over' her disappearance before sadly dying. Charlene's brother, Robert was found unresponsive at the family home in Blackpool on December 4.
Robert's death was another tragedy to the family after Charlene had vanished without trace from Blackpool in November 2003, sparking a huge police investigation. Dad-of-four Robert was described by his mum as ‘one of the nicest individuals'.
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Following an inquest into his death, Karen Downes, paid tribute to her ‘wonderful’ son, saying he had ‘never got over’ his sister’s tragic disappearance. She told Lancs Live: “He was a wonderful person, he was one of the nicest individuals but he was a misunderstood person. He was never the same after Charlene - we had such a lot of trauma. ”He said he just could not get over Charlene and his nanna dying; we never had any justice.”
His sister, Rebecca, echoed her mother’s tributes, saying Charlene’s disappearance had had a ‘massive impact’ on her brother’s life. His mum added: “He was lovely; he was genuine, caring, but he was like anybody would be what had happened. He would do anything for anybody and he was a very kind man; a lot of people spoke very highly of him.
“He had four beautiful children, and was due to start college and had found a job again, but this was a massive tragedy which impacted on us all. Robert would make anybody laugh and he was lovely.”
An inquest at Blackpool Town Hall today (July 5) heard that Robert had gone with his father to the Man Bar on Dixon Road the morning of his death, where Robert leftat one point before returning. The pair got a taxi to Blackpool FC,
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