Pensioner committed suicide so he didn't "become a burden" (From Daily Echo)

Pensioner committed suicide so he didn't "become a burden"

7:08am Thursday 28th August 2008 in

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AN elderly man took his own life because he did not want to be a burden, Winchester Coroner's Court heard.

Peter Frankpitt, 86, of School Road, Wickham, was found dead in his garden shed by a neighbour Mr Frankpitt had lived alone in School Road for more than 30 years.

Jean Thatcher, Mr Frankpitt's sister, who lives in Shedfield, said they had spoken on the phone every evening. When she could not contact her brother on March 16 she contacted a neighbour who went round and discovered the body in the shed.

The police found notes written by Mr Frankpitt addressed to family members.

Coroner Mr Grahame Short said the content of the notes indicated that Mr Frankpitt had not wanted to become a burden to others. He recorded a verdict that Mr Frankpitt took his own life.