Fourteen serving or former armed forces personnel are thought to have killed themselves since the lockdown beganAn SAS medic who saved hundreds of soldiers’ lives has killed himself amid a surge in armed forces suicides. Staff Sergeant Jamie Ferguson, 36, made a video moments before he took his own life on June 18. He said: “I asked for help but no one was listening. It is believed that since the start of lockdown at least 14 serving and former armed forces personnel have killed themselves. Sergeant Ferguson’s widow, Sammi, told the Sunday Mirror: “My husband asked for help but was ignored.

Source: The Times June 28, 2020 23:03 UTC