A FATHER ‘had just had enough’ and killed himself after struggling with a relationship breakdown and depression, an inquest heard.

Described by his family as ‘beloved and devoted’, Colin Duffy, 54, was a dad to four girls.

But Mr Duffy, of Emerald Street, Blackburn, had struggled after splitting with his partner shortly before his death, and had attempted to take his own life.

He also had a history of depression and had been taking painkillers after injuring his back 11 years ago in a fall down the stairs.

His daughter Amy Duffy told the Preston inquest that her dad had been left ‘really distraught’ after the break-up.

She said she had been out drinking with her dad in Blackburn on Friday, August 23.

At around 12.30am on August 24, she then left her dad to go home while she stayed at a friend’s house.

But after returning on the afternoon of Sunday, August 25, she found him dead in the bathroom of their house in Emerald Street.

Mr Duffy had left a suicide note which said ‘he had just had enough.’

The inquest ruled that a mixture of pain relief medication and alcohol had caused his death.

On a fundraising page, set up by Mr Duffy’s daughters following his death, they said: “Our lives have been shaken with the tragic loss of our dad. He was one of a kind.

“He was loving, he was caring, he was so annoying at the best of times, but he was a good man with a big heart.

“Mental health is something he never spoke about, he rarely opened up, and this is unfortunately what the result to that was.

“We want to spread awareness and make sure everyone reaches out to someone when they’re in time of need. Our dad felt like he couldn’t go on anymore, he’s no longer suffering and he’s no longer in pain.”

Recording his conclusion of suicide, coroner Simon Jones, said: “Mr Duffy died from the effects of pain relief medication and alcohol.

“He had taken an overdose of medication shortly before his death. This is not something one does accidentally. He had also left a note indicating he’d had enough.”

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