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Newport gunman Darren Williams' son Jack found dead | Newport gunman Darren Williams' son Jack found dead |
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A teenager has been found dead in the woods where his father's body was discovered almost six weeks ago, after shooting the boy's mother. | |
The body of Jack Williams, 16, was discovered in the woodlands where his father Darren's body was found after the shooting in a Newport hair salon. | |
Jack's mother Rachel, 39, who recently left hospital, was said to be devastated by her son's death. | |
A family spokesman said Jack found it hard to come to terms with the events. | |
Jack, a pupil at Newport High School, had been staying with his father's sister while his mother was in hospital. | |
She came out of hospital at the weekend and Jack was reported missing on Monday evening. | |
Police went to the woods where his father's body was found and discovered Jack. | |
On Friday, 19 August, Darren Williams, 46, burst into the Carol-Ann Hair Salon in Malpas, where his estranged wife worked. | |
He opened fire with a double-barrelled shotgun, wounding Mrs Williams, who needed a 10-hour operation to save her left leg. | |
Connie Evans, a 92-year-old widow, and another elderly customer were also wounded. | |
A major police search was launched, and Darren Williams's body was found hours later. His ashes were scattered in the woods at Brynglas, Newport, after his funeral. | |
The family spokesman said: "He was a sensitive young man - he wasn't coping with things. | |
"His mother was shot and his dad found hanged, all within a couple of hours. | |
'Very, very upset' | |
"Now Rachel is going through hell all over again. She is aware that Jack was very, very upset by the whole business." | |
Mrs Williams has undergone extensive reconstructive surgery at Morriston Hospital in Swansea over the past month. | |
While she was recovering in hospital, she said: "I have no doubt he came to kill me." | |
Jack was the couple's only child, and his mother has a son from a previous relationship. | |
His parents had split up weeks before the shooting and put their family home up for sale. | |
The Gwent coroner confirmed that Jack was found dead in the woods. Gwent Police confirmed they were investigating Jack's death but said there were no suspicious circumstances. | |
An inquest is due to be opened after a post-mortem examination is carried out. |