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Haddon committed suicide after crowd surfing injury
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 24 June 2011
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool’s Charles Haddon committed suicide shortly after injuring a fan while crowdsurfing, an inquest into the late singer’s death has confirmed.
As previously reported, Haddon died shortly after performing at the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium last August. There were reports at the time he had fallen or jumped from some sort of mast, but actually he had hanged himself with a belt.
Prior to his death Haddon had been “deeply upset” after a female fan had been injured while he crowd surfed during his set at the festival. The band’s manager says Haddon had spoken to the fan’s father after the incident and was told she had suffered three damaged vertebrae. It was also implied legal action may be taken, manager Sam Farr said. A distressed Haddon then took his own life, Coroner Anne Pember concluded.
Haddon had clearly suffered from depression prior to the Pukkelpop incident, and since his death his bandmates have become supporters of CALM, a charity set up to support young men dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts. You can support their work at this site.
