A YOUNG dad sent his friends a heartbreaking final warning before he took his own life, an inquest heard.
Corey French, 19, was discovered dead by his stepfather outside his home in on Christmas Eve.
The inquest was told Corey, who had a three-month-old son, was fighting a secret battle with addiction issues including gambling.
Corey had told his GP he had been misusing , cocaine and cannabis before his death.
In a letter found after his death, he apologised for “having to go out like this”;.
Corey said: “I can’t do it anymore. I can’t bare pain I’m going through. Don’t do , that’s what has got me.”;
The inquest heard Corey was a popular and talented young footballer who had been described by former teachers as a “bright boy who loved school sports and art”;.
He was said to love his son and would “regularly show him off”; to family members.
Corey had taken on a job where he would work away from home during the week, which he told a family member he struggled with.
But he had not indicated to friends, family or his girlfriend that he intended to harm himself.
On the evening he died, Corey had gone out to meet friends for a few drinks to celebrate Christmas before being taken home by his girlfriend.
His stepdad John later discovered the young dad dead outside the family home, the heard.
Senior coroner Aled Gruffydd returned a conclusion of suicide.
Corey enjoyed football and played for West End FC before having a stint at Treboeth.
He attended Gower College to study plumbing, before finding work with a local builder.
Corey later got a job with Swansea Council as a van driver.
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