A HEARTBROKEN mum discovered her teenage son had taken his own life after he didn't come downstairs for dinner.

       Gemma Wall, from Calder Vale in Lancashire, had been making a meal when she called up to her son Dixon Strachan, 15 - but he never came downstairs.

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       Gemma Wall had been making an evening meal when she called up to her son Dixon Credit: MEN Media 3

       The 15-year-old was found by his brother dead in his bedroom Credit: MEN Media

       Dixon was found by one of his brothers hanged in his bedroom after Gemma raised the alarm on February 10, 2019.

       In a moving Facebook post at the time of Dixon's death Gemma, a former teaching assistant, said she was heartbroken by his loss.

       She wrote: ''Everything has changed, yet nothing has changed. We go on as before but with a sadness, a heaviness that won't go away.

       "We laugh still and we cry too. The house is quieter, someone important is missing and we will never get him back. The pain of losing your child is truly horrific.''

       The Year 11 student had been playing with his brother Archie on the day he died, "throwing cushions at each other" at their home.

       Gemma says she didn't notice anything unusual about how her son was acting in the lead up to his death.

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       A first inquest failed to rule his death as a suicide due to a lack of evidence that he was considering it however two months later Dixon's brother found messages on Instagram which "clearly demonstrated" he was thinking about suicide.

       Another hearing was held at Preston's Coroner's Court where the new evidence was heard by Coroner Richard Taylor, the Mirror reported.

       He told Dixon's mum Ms Wall: "You told me that Dixon had been called down for his evening meal and he hadn't come.

       "One of his brothers went upstairs and found him.

       "You told me he had migraines and on the Wednesday he came home from school not being well."

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       It's the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.

       And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.

       Yet it's rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.

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       "You told me he enjoyed school and he would get up early most mornings. You told me that he had never given any indication of any depressive feelings. You thought it wasn't suicide and possibly was an accident and I agreed with you and gave a narrative conclusion."

       He said Dixon's intentions were not known at the time but the Instagram messages found on August 9 2019 the messages, spanning from November 2018 to three days before his death, gave more insight to his mind-frame.

       Gemma told the court: "I never thought he would do anything like this, he never ever mentioned anything about suicide or being depressed, I was with him almost every day of his life and would have expected to have seen something."

       Mr Taylor returned a conclusion of suicide in light of the Instagram messages.

       He said: "...the evidence we have now, obtained nearly two months after the inquest, clearly demonstrates suicidal thoughts in the messages on Instagram."

       After the inquest, Gemma urged anyone in the UK struggling with mental health issues to contact Papyrus, a charity for the prevention of young suicide (under 35), by calling 0800 068 4141.

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       Gemma Wall said: 'The house is quieter, someone important is missing and we will never get him back' Credit: MEN Media