A builder from the United Kingdom was found dead after chopping his hand off and leaving it in a washing-up bowl in the sink with the knife.
Kevin Mayo's partner, Stacey Thomas, had just come home after a day at work when she saw her loved one lying on the garden patio, his hand severed from his body.
Alongside his body lay a note stating that he was unable to cope with everything going on in his life.
The Daily Mail reported that the 60-year-old tragically died from blood loss from the serious injury to his right hand in August last year.
Addressing the tragic incident, senior coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon, David Ridley, spoke of Mayo's state of mind during the fatal incident.
He confirmed that Mayo's lifeless body was found in the patio area. He passed away as a result of severe blood loss after severing his right hand earlier in the day, thought to have occurred sometime in the morning. As such, the manner of death in this case is suicide.
Ridley also spoke of the man's mental health struggles which began very early on in his life. He had long dealt with anxiety and depression, which were worsened by recent events in his life.
Thomas told the court that she had noticed changes in her partner over the previous weeks leading up to the tragedy, stating that he seemed exhausted and depressed just after he started working for a new building company.
She said he told her his younger colleagues were outperforming him at work and his mental health continued to decline as time passed.
Then on August 9, Thomas left for work while Mayo was due for a mental health check, so when he didn't answer the phone during her lunch break, she assumed he was caught up with that.
Sadly, when she came home, she realized that the mental toll had gotten too much for him.
The court also heard that she initially thought he had fallen over when she saw him - that is, until she saw the serious injury. Then she stumbled across the weapon as well as his hand in the sink, immediately calling the local police.
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