Murder-Suicide Med for Depression 17/04/2006 England Mother Murders Autistic Son
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Paragraph five reads: " ALISON, who SUFFERS FROM SEVERE DEPRESSION and HAD NOT TAKEN HER MEDICATION WITH HER, LEFT AN APPARENT SUICIDE NOTE in which she explained that she felt that she had failed as a mother and that she would travel with Ryan to the Humber Bridge so that her family 'would not have to worry anymore.'"
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/210/210886_missing_boy_body_found_in_river.html
Missing boy: Body found in river
THE body of a 12-year-old believed an autistic Marple boy who disappeared with his depressed mother has been found in the river Humber.
Humberside Police said that the body matches the description of Ryan Davies, who went missing from his grandmother’s home last week.
They confirmed that the death is being treated as suspicious, and that they are not looking for anybody in connection with his death except his mother, Alison Davies, 40.
Identify
Formal identification was not expected until late yesterday afternoon, although Ryan’s family in Manchester have been informed of the find and members of his family travelled to Hull yesterday to identify the body.
Ryan and Alison went missing from her mother’s Marple home at around 6pm on Tuesday last week. Alison, who suffers from severe depression and did not taken her medication with her, left an apparent suicide note in which she explained that she felt that she had failed as a mother and that she would travel with Ryan to the Humber Bridge so that her family “would not have to worry anymore.”
Police in Manchester and Humberside mounted a search operation with British Transport Police for Alison and Ryan, who took medication for his autism and was described as “extremely vulnerable” by detectives.
Post mortem
Despite their efforts there were no confirmed sightings of the pair.
A motor cruise boat captain found the body just before 10am on Sunday at Swinefleet Haven near Goole in East Yorkshire, around 15 miles from the Humber Bridge. He called in local police and coastguards, who brought the body ashore at nearby Black Toft jetty.
The body was taken to a morgue in Hull and was expected to be formally identified yesterday afternoon after a post mortem.
Greater Manchester Police are still leading a manhunt for Alison, while Humberside Police are leading the enquiry into the suspicious death.
The grim discovery came only a day after Alison’s sister, Lindsay Cook, made an emotional appeal for her to get in touch at a police press conference in Manchester on Saturday. She said: “Please come home. We’re sorry if we have not supported you in the way you wanted - but we do love you and Ryan. We will do all we can to make it better in the future.”
Concerned
A spokesman for GMP said yesterday: “Enquiries are continuing to trace the whereabouts of a 40-year-old mother following the discovery of a boy’s body in the river Humber. There will be a formal identification today, but the body is believed to be that of Ryan. We are increasingly concerned for Alison’s welfare.”
A spokesman for Humberside Police said: “We are appealing for anybody who may have seen them, or Alison herself, to get in touch.” Alison is described as white, 5ft 4ins tall and of slim build. She has shoulder length brown hair and speaks with a southern accent. She may be wearing dark coloured sports clothes.
* Anybody with information should contact Police in Stockport of 0161 856 9740 or Humberside on 01377 208 989.