Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has sent a heartfelt tribute to former Everton team-mate Kevin Campbell, who has sadly passed away at the age of 54.
26.05.2024 - 15:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Waking from a nap to find masked burglars with knives in your living room sounds nothing short of a nightmare.
But it's a horrifying experience Kieran Jones lived through – one that led the dad-of-two on a downward spiral of drug addiction.
The 44-year-old, from Wigan, had fallen asleep on his sofa in late 2019 when he woke to two men standing over him.
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The dad immediately sprung into action and tried to fight them off, suffering cuts to his hands and arms in the process.
The burglars, who Kieran believes were two “chancers” trying door handles along his street, managed to escape before the police arrived. They were never caught.
But it wasn’t the only traumatising ordeal the dad endured, the other taking place just a few months earlier.
Kieran was on a night out with his mates when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the road. The hit-and-run driver drove away and was never found.
The string of distressing events led to a rapid decline in Kieran’s mental health, eventually seeing him diagnosed with complex PTSD.
Isolating himself from society, he lost his job as a granite fitter and most of his friends. He couldn’t shower or even open the curtains inside his home.
“I started locking myself away,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “I would find every excuse not to go out.
“I had no self-care. I wasn’t washing or showering, I wasn’t opening curtains. I lost my job as a granite fitter. I was put on anti-depressants and they really did zonk me. I started being late every day.
“That’s why I turned to cocaine – I couldn’t sleep because of the nightmares. I was having flashbacks. Nothing was positive. You feel like the world is
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has sent a heartfelt tribute to former Everton team-mate Kevin Campbell, who has sadly passed away at the age of 54.
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