Acne drug 'changed son's personality', claims mother at inquest

A woman has told an inquest how her 16-year-old son hanged himself after his “personality changed” having been prescribed an acne medication which had reported side effects of depression and suicidal tendencies.

Robbie Hale was found at the garage of his home in Corsair Close, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire in England on January 8, 2011. Resuscitation attempts by family and paramedics failed to save him.