THE impact of losing his younger brother just a day before played a part in the death of a 36-year-old Wrexham man, an inquest was told

Robert Jones, known to family as Bobby, was found dead at his mother’s home in Heol y Waen Bradley on May 30, after news his brother Scott Bellis had died just 24 hours earlier.

Evidence from mother Rosemary Davies heard how the two brothers were "very close" and Mr Jones was "devastated" over losing his brother in May 29 but was ‘planning for the future’.

That night Mr Jones visited the GP ‘needing help’ and was prescribed Diazepam.

The hearing heard how on May 29, the family were ‘reminiscing’ before going to bed, however at 7.55am Ms Davies ‘heard screaming’ before running down to see her son unresponsive.

Despite CPR, Mr Jones was ‘cold to the touch’ and had dried blood coming from his nose and mouth.

She said: “We are all so shocked he passed away like this so soon after Scott had died, it’s impossible to comprehend. I can’t come to terms with it, I lost two sons in two days. Bobby was a lovable person; he would always say sorry if he did anything wrong. He will be greatly missed by myself and all the family.”

His inquest held in Wrexham heard how the 36-year-old had a history of mental health struggles and drug use but his "life changed for the better" when he met his partner Fallon Hudson in January 2019.

The inquest heard how Mr Jones called his partner ‘gasping for breath’ as he told her his brother had died.

She returned home where he had "calmed down but was obviously upset", and they rushed to his mother’s house but he ‘did not bring his tablets with him’.

The inquest also heard how despite having ‘significant contact’ with mental health services in 2018, this had ceased in 2019.

Post-mortem results showed evidence of therapeutic prescription drugs in his system and no alcohol.

However, there was evidence of toxic levels of the drugs which is ‘likely’ to have slowed his heart rate down.

The coroner said the combination would likely have caused a "reduced level of consciousness" and could have made him vomit as "something had gone into his lungs that shouldn’t have been there".

John Gittins, senior coroner for North Wales (East and Central) said this was a "tragic picture".

He said that Mr Jones was a "gentleman who would struggle with times like this and these stresses "perhaps manifested themselves in terms of being sick".

He recorded the cause of death as acute aspiration but stressed it was "not a choking episode".

Mr Gittins came to a narrative conclusion, adding: “On May 29 he was extremely upset from the death of his brother.

“On the morning of May 30, his partner found him unresponsive with what appeared to be blood coming from his nose and mouth.

Mr Gittins told the family this was an ‘impossible situation’.

He said: “For most of us we don’t fortunately have to suffer the tragic losses of loved ones of children, but when it happens, it is awful and you have to come to terms and cope with it.

“But for it to occur as it has for you is almost unimaginable.

“From my perspective, the best I can say, it is hugely reassuring you have family around you.

“Bobby had really difficult times in his life but at the end, he found himself someone who made a difference to him.”