Fundraising tribute to 'lovely Danny'

A Hartlepool mum is organising a community event to raise money for a local mental health charity and awareness of the support services available for people across the town.

- Madeleine Raine

Beverley Kingsley lost her son Daniel Walker, 32, to suicide back in April 2022 after a long battle with drug addiction.

Daniel started smoking cigarettes when he was just 10 years old, began using marijuana as a teenager and later started taking cocaine.

The former Manor Academy pupil and dad-of-two had managed to come off cocaine and appeared to have turned a corner shortly before he died.

Beverley said: "The week he went into the funeral home, the director stated he was the eighth young male that week to be going in the funeral home who had taken their own life."