Diane Lyes, the mother of Liam Joseph Lyes-Watson, with a picture of Liam in blue is on a holiday to Shetland
"At the very minimum what they should have done is come out and see him but they said he was not engaging with them. It wasn't like he was a bit down today, the risk was high that he would kill himself. He had the means to do it, he didn't respond but they just left it." "My partner summed it up for me. He said: 'I actually felt worse from speaking to them'. There were no suggestions how we might keep Liam safe."
Ms Lyes described Liam as"tall and a big, gentle giant" who had not been fazed by his birthmark when he went to Berriew school, or when they moved when he was aged eight to Trefonen. He then went to high school in Llangollen before studying economics and finance at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland where he was awarded a first class degree.
Mr Ellery said:"The inquest heard that Liam had been struggling with his mental health in the weeks preceding his death. He and his mother, and subsequently his step-father, contacted the Access Team on October 20 and 25, 2021. He was also concerned with the"apparent blanket response that they could not discuss the case with the caller yet they could take information from him" and said that"more should have been done."
“I can confirm that telephone calls into the Access service are recorded for quality and assurance purposes and can be retrieved within 30 days. Moving forward we will use these recordings to access call information when serious incidents are reported.”
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