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| Coroner's suicide strategy calls | Coroner's suicide strategy calls |
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| The Bridgend coroner has called for a national strategy to prevent young suicides as he held inquests into five people from the area. | The Bridgend coroner has called for a national strategy to prevent young suicides as he held inquests into five people from the area. |
| He made his remarks as he heard the inquest into the death of Allyn Price, 24, who was found hanged at his parents' garage in Maesteg. | He made his remarks as he heard the inquest into the death of Allyn Price, 24, who was found hanged at his parents' garage in Maesteg. |
| Hearings into four other deaths of young people will be held later. | Hearings into four other deaths of young people will be held later. |
| Seventeen young people from Bridgend county are believed to have taken their lives since January 2006. | Seventeen young people from Bridgend county are believed to have taken their lives since January 2006. |
| Speaking at the inquest, coroner Philip Walters said: "I hope that these events in Bridgend will be a catalyst to give us a national suicide prevention strategy covering the whole of Wales for young deaths." | Speaking at the inquest, coroner Philip Walters said: "I hope that these events in Bridgend will be a catalyst to give us a national suicide prevention strategy covering the whole of Wales for young deaths." |
| The first inquest heard that traces of amphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine, diazepam and morphine had been found in Mr Price's body after his death in April last year. | The first inquest heard that traces of amphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine, diazepam and morphine had been found in Mr Price's body after his death in April last year. |
| In the six months before his death, Mr Price had changed after going on holiday to Mexico, the inquest was told. | |
| The inquests into the deaths of Gareth Morgan, Jason Williams and Leigh Jenkins will be heard | The inquests into the deaths of Gareth Morgan, Jason Williams and Leigh Jenkins will be heard |
| His girlfriend Alisha Austin said: "When Allyn came back from holiday he was nasty and short-tempered. | His girlfriend Alisha Austin said: "When Allyn came back from holiday he was nasty and short-tempered. |
| "I thought the change was due to two boys he started bothering with. I didn't like them." | "I thought the change was due to two boys he started bothering with. I didn't like them." |
| On the night of Mr Price's death, Ms Austin had spoken to him and told him she wanted to discuss their "relationship problem", the inquest was told. | On the night of Mr Price's death, Ms Austin had spoken to him and told him she wanted to discuss their "relationship problem", the inquest was told. |
| They had been together for five years and it had previously been "fabulous", she said. | They had been together for five years and it had previously been "fabulous", she said. |
| She told the inquest: "He asked me if I would always be there for him. I said I would." | She told the inquest: "He asked me if I would always be there for him. I said I would." |
| She added: "He told me: 'I have nothing to live [for]'. I said I would be there for him." | She added: "He told me: 'I have nothing to live [for]'. I said I would be there for him." |
| Ms Austin said he had seemed ok but an hour later he was found by his father who attempted to resuscitation him but he died. | Ms Austin said he had seemed ok but an hour later he was found by his father who attempted to resuscitation him but he died. |
| Coroner Philip Walters recorded a narrative that Allyn killed himself when under the influence of drugs which "could well have affected his mood and judgement." | Coroner Philip Walters recorded a narrative that Allyn killed himself when under the influence of drugs which "could well have affected his mood and judgement." |
| Mr Walters has said he does not believe there are any links between the deaths in the Bridgend borough. | Mr Walters has said he does not believe there are any links between the deaths in the Bridgend borough. |
| The inquests of Leigh Jenkins, Jason Williams, Andrew O'Neil and Gareth Morgan will be held later. | The inquests of Leigh Jenkins, Jason Williams, Andrew O'Neil and Gareth Morgan will be held later. |