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A young man who split up with his girlfriend and lost his job during lockdown took his own life after struggling with his mental health, an inquest heard. Oliver Smith, 28, was found hanged at his home in Rochdale by his dad on January 18, this year.
An inquest at Rochdale coroners court heard Mr Smith, who was known as Ollie, had endured a 'difficult pandemic' and was suffering with depression. The Huddersfield University electrical engineering graduate had moved in with his girlfriend at start of lockdown in March 2020, but they split up and he moved out in November that year.
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The following March he was made redundant and then struggled to find a new job. Giving evidence at the inquest on Monday, Mr Smith's mum Sonia Smith described him as a 'unique character'
She said: "The biggest issue he had was trying to get a job. He had some quite strong views on things and that could impact him in terms of getting a job and keeping a job.
"But if you got him in a social setting with his family, he was the life and soul of the party. He loved to chat, but that didn’t always come over."
Mr Smith, who played lacrosse for Rochdale Lacrosse Club, drank alcohol and smoked cannabis as a way of dealing with his depression, the inquest heard. He also took spice for a short spell because he’d learnt through research that it wouldn’t show up when he was drug tested at work.
The inquest heard how on Thursday, January 13, Mr Smith was meant to attend a family gathering at his grandmother's house following the birth of his nephew. However that afternoon his mum found him drunk on the settee at her home.
She sent him home and later that night he called her in a 'distressed
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