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| Newport gunman's son Jack Williams: Suicide verdict | Newport gunman's son Jack Williams: Suicide verdict |
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| Police had to restrain relatives at an inquest into the suicide of a teenager unable to cope with the breakdown of his family which saw his mother shot and his father hanged. | Police had to restrain relatives at an inquest into the suicide of a teenager unable to cope with the breakdown of his family which saw his mother shot and his father hanged. |
| Jack Williams, 16, of Newport, was found hanged in the same woods he scattered his father's ashes. | Jack Williams, 16, of Newport, was found hanged in the same woods he scattered his father's ashes. |
| Darren Williams, 45, killed himself after bursting into his wife's workplace and shooting her twice. | Darren Williams, 45, killed himself after bursting into his wife's workplace and shooting her twice. |
| Relatives had to be restrained by police and two were escorted out. | Relatives had to be restrained by police and two were escorted out. |
| Coroner David Bowen recorded a verdict that Jack killed himself and said his death should never have happened. | Coroner David Bowen recorded a verdict that Jack killed himself and said his death should never have happened. |
| The court heard that events leading up to Jack's "tragic and unnecessary death", began to unfold on 19 August 2011. | The court heard that events leading up to Jack's "tragic and unnecessary death", began to unfold on 19 August 2011. |
| Mr Williams, a lorry driver, armed himself with a sawn-off shotgun and burst into the hairdressing salon his wife worked in. He shot her twice at point blank range in the legs. | Mr Williams, a lorry driver, armed himself with a sawn-off shotgun and burst into the hairdressing salon his wife worked in. He shot her twice at point blank range in the legs. |
| Previously she had asked him for a divorce and he had subsequently discovered she had gone out with another man on two occasions during their estrangement. | Previously she had asked him for a divorce and he had subsequently discovered she had gone out with another man on two occasions during their estrangement. |
| Hours after the shooting his body was found in Brynglas Woods near Newport. He had hanged himself. | Hours after the shooting his body was found in Brynglas Woods near Newport. He had hanged himself. |
| The inquest heard that Jack was unable to live at home in the aftermath of the suicide and that he slashed his wrists in a desperate "cry for help". | The inquest heard that Jack was unable to live at home in the aftermath of the suicide and that he slashed his wrists in a desperate "cry for help". |
| Relations between his parents' respective families had completely broken down, the court was told. | Relations between his parents' respective families had completely broken down, the court was told. |
| Mrs Williams remained in hospital for more than a month after the attack and underwent extensive surgery on a leg injured in the blast. | Mrs Williams remained in hospital for more than a month after the attack and underwent extensive surgery on a leg injured in the blast. |
| Any communication with Jack - by now living with his father's sister and her partner - was mostly by telephone. | Any communication with Jack - by now living with his father's sister and her partner - was mostly by telephone. |
| In evidence read to the inquest, Mrs Williams said she received "abusive texts" from her husband's family and increasingly hostile ones from her son. | In evidence read to the inquest, Mrs Williams said she received "abusive texts" from her husband's family and increasingly hostile ones from her son. |
| Jack, the court heard, was arrested by police after a complaint about his behaviour from a member of his mother's side of the family. | Jack, the court heard, was arrested by police after a complaint about his behaviour from a member of his mother's side of the family. |
| The coroner heard of claims and counterclaims between the two families and a series of "vile texts" which had been sent on both sides at various times, some of which were assumed to have been seen by Jack. | The coroner heard of claims and counterclaims between the two families and a series of "vile texts" which had been sent on both sides at various times, some of which were assumed to have been seen by Jack. |
| Five weeks after his Mr Williams' death, depressed and unable to cope with the loss of a father with whom he was said to be extremely close, Jack went to the same woodland and hanged himself. | Five weeks after his Mr Williams' death, depressed and unable to cope with the loss of a father with whom he was said to be extremely close, Jack went to the same woodland and hanged himself. |
| A few days earlier, he had sent a text to his late father. It read: "I love you so much Da. | |
| "I hope where you are you can see this message and know that I love you more than anything in this world. | "I hope where you are you can see this message and know that I love you more than anything in this world. |
| "I really do hope you are at peace and I will definitely see you one day. I really hope it comes soon because I don't know how long I can live without you." | "I really do hope you are at peace and I will definitely see you one day. I really hope it comes soon because I don't know how long I can live without you." |
| Jack's best friend, Alistair Yates, told the coroner that on the day Jack died, he had arranged to visit the spot where he had scattered his father's ashes. | Jack's best friend, Alistair Yates, told the coroner that on the day Jack died, he had arranged to visit the spot where he had scattered his father's ashes. |
| "He said he wanted to be alone. There was no indication he was going to kill himself or take his own life," he said. | "He said he wanted to be alone. There was no indication he was going to kill himself or take his own life," he said. |
| Recording a verdict of death by suicide, Mr Bowen said: "This is such a tragic death and his death should never have occurred. | Recording a verdict of death by suicide, Mr Bowen said: "This is such a tragic death and his death should never have occurred. |
| "I am satisfied at the time he was suffering from depression - not only had his parents' marriage broken down but then came his father's death. | "I am satisfied at the time he was suffering from depression - not only had his parents' marriage broken down but then came his father's death. |
| "He was clearly a very troubled young man and was able to conceal the depths of despair from friends, family and health professionals." | "He was clearly a very troubled young man and was able to conceal the depths of despair from friends, family and health professionals." |
| On Tuesday this week, the same coroner recorded a verdict of suicide into the death of Mr Williams "as a result of an imbalance of mind". | On Tuesday this week, the same coroner recorded a verdict of suicide into the death of Mr Williams "as a result of an imbalance of mind". |
| The court heard he was struggling to cope with divorce and was taking anti-depressants and steroids. | The court heard he was struggling to cope with divorce and was taking anti-depressants and steroids. |
| A serious case review into the care of Jack after the shootings was published in 2012. | A serious case review into the care of Jack after the shootings was published in 2012. |
| The independent review - which looked into the role of a number of agencies including Gwent Police, Aneurin Bevan health board and Newport council - found that support for the teenager was not put in place after his father's death. | The independent review - which looked into the role of a number of agencies including Gwent Police, Aneurin Bevan health board and Newport council - found that support for the teenager was not put in place after his father's death. |