A FORMER Marine who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and ‘battling more demons than anyone knew’ was found dead at his home in Wellington, an inquest heard.

Mark Bremer-Goldie, a 49 years old father of two, was found dead in the garage of the Beech Hill home he shared with a friend on June 13 this year.

Mr Bremer-Goldie – known to his friends as Marcus – had served in Rwanda, Afghanistan and Iraq and had been plagued by flashbacks and depression.

His mother told the coroner: “He was a big, strapping guy. He was ashamed that he needed help.”

Sitting in Taunton, Senior Somerset Coroner Tony Williams heard that Mr Bremer-Goldie had been working as a production operative and been in an on-off relationship with Louise Scott that seemed to have come to an end.

In a statement to the coroner, she said: “He spent long periods feeling very low. He had issues with his past and his mental health. He hated his job but he loved his children. I tried to make him happy – I gave him a home. I loved him. Nothing made him happy.”

She said the couple ‘split up on a regular basis’ but had remained in touch – one day shortly before his death, he had called her 43 times. And the day before he was found dead, he sent her a Facebook message ‘apologising for everything’. She called and went to his home three times that night but could get no response.

Friends and family had also tried to encourage him to talk to his GP about how he was feeling, with many of them reporting having spoken to him over the phone and by text when he was in low moods, trying to calm him down.

His GP told the court that Mr Bremer-Goldie had been diagnosed with PTSD and depression. He had been on medication but had stopped taking it in December 2015.

A report from the mental health team in 2013 said Mr Bremer-Goldie had seen traumatic events during his time in the armed forces and that while medication helped him to manage his symptoms, he told them he did not want to take medication for the rest of his life.

His housemate, Martin James, told the coroner that Mr Bremer-Goldie had been a ‘respectful, caring, thoughtful’ man.

He said he had found his body at about 2pm on 13 June 2016. He described seeing the conservatory door open and said ‘something felt odd’.

After finding Mr Bremer-Goldie, Mr James tried to carry out CPR but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. He told the coroner: “He was a good man but he was clearly battling with more demons than he let on.”

A post-mortem revealed that Mr Bremer-Goldie was under the drink-drive limit at the time of his death and no traces of any drugs or medication.

The coroner concluded he had committed suicide.

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