'My son vanished... then a week later he was dead - now I'm fighting for the truth'
Oldham dad-of-four Lee Carter travelled back from his new home in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. The Formula 1 superfan had tickets to see the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
He had a history of alcoholism, had previously attempted suicide, and he struggled with PTSD. But Lee's loved ones say police did not treat him as a high-risk missing person. 'I was just so numb' Ten years ago, Lee opened up to the M.E.N. about his mental health. He described how he started drinking at the age of 14, and when his girlfriend died through alcohol abuse in 2008, his life spiralled.
At the time, Lee had stopped drinking and turned his life around. But in the years that followed, Lee's loved ones say he returned to drink when he was struggling with his mental health. Lee was seen getting off the coach as it returned to Greater Manchester from the Grand Prix in the early hours of July 4, but he never returned home. He was reported missing to Humberside Police the following day - starting a week of frenzied contact between Lesley and the force.
Greater Manchester Bereavement Service Greater Manchester Bereavement Service can help to find support for anyone in Greater Manchester that has been bereaved or affected by a death. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief. www.greater-manchester-bereavement-service.org.uk For information and links to charities and organisations that can help with substance abuse, visit https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/drugs/
She says that each time Humberside Police spoke to her, they asked the same questions. The lack of a public appeal for Lee still haunts her. He was there for the entire week before he was found dead the following Monday, July 11. The family learned that people had been making hot drinks and sandwiches for Lee as they wanted to make sure he was OK - and they did not realise he had a family desperate to find him.
"The statement should be given why Lee was in such a distressed state," she said. It's just being ignored and brushed under the carpet. I'm not doing anything different to what any other mum would do. I nearly died myself when the message came through to me."
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