Grieving mother: Be vigilant over teen mental health

The grieving mother of a Junior Certificate student who took his own life last June yesterday asked parents to be extra vigilant over the mental health of their teenage children.

Caroline Winder was speaking after an inquest in Ennis into the death of her 15-year-old son, William, who took his own life days before he was due to sit his Junior Certificate last June.

The inquest heard that Ms Winder, accompanied by her mother, Mary Brennan made the grim discovery of finding William’s body at the rear of Ms Brennan’s home at 10.30pm of June 3 last when William had not returned home.