Inquest hears heartbreaking story of father's suicide

A depressive father hugged his young son and told him how he wanted him to grow up the day before he lay down in front of a train and killed himself, an inquest heard today.

A depressive father hugged his young son and told him how he wanted him to grow up the day before he lay down in front of a train and killed himself, an inquest heard today.

Donal Mullan, 36, died instantly when a maintenance train ran over him close to a level crossing in Dunloy, Co Antrim, in February.

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