bridge. and he wasn t even seen by an assistant psychiatrist. and he left and he killed himself. and that i ve heard this story so many times. feeling suicidal is not deemed strong enough to be sectioned. it seems extraordinary to me, you know. i ve been suicidal, by the way, in the past, and i ve spoken about that when i haven t been well. and luckily, i wasjust about in my right mind. but there were two times when i was very worried and i had the samaritans on speed dial, and they were there for me. how close do you think you came? not that close, but luckily, i d done enough work then and i knew the symptom of what suicidal ideation is. with rupert, you know, over 20 suicide attempts, if not more, and yet never could i get him sectioned in 20 years. i really have never
you know, the family, what that can do to a family. it s a complex thing, because i miss my brother, my best friend, my twin. and i don t miss the alcoholic. this is the sitting room where rupert slept. my day would start, i would come in, i mean, check if he was all right, i d normally have to clear up some sort of mess, so either like he was sick. he would normally have peed on the sofa. when did you start of feel that things were going wrong for your brother? the last three years, itjust seemed to get worse and worse. three days before he died, he was brought into the hospital, threatening to jump off westminster bridge. and he wasn t even seen by an assistant psychiatrist, and he left, and he killed himself. and i ve heard this