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Graham Thorpe's 'Distraught' Decline After Video Leak, Inquest Hears
SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 23 – Graham Thorpe's mental health worsened after losing his coaching role in 2022, leading to multiple suicide attempts and isolation before his death, the inquest heard.
- Former England and Surrey cricketer Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a Surrey railway station on the morning of August 4, 2024.
- The England and Wales Cricket Board's leaked video incident went viral, prompting the ECB to sack him from his assistant coach role in early 2022 after an Ashes tour of Australia.
- His 2018 diagnosis by Dr Joan Munnelly and her statement that his 2022 suicide attempt caused brain injury in intensive care highlight his ongoing mental health decline.
- During proceedings, the court learned his final contact with psychiatric services was in June last year, and Coroner Jonathan Stevens read Geoff Thorpe's statement that those responsible `could've done more to intervene.`
- His family announced 'A Day For Thorpey' at the Oval during the fifth Test in the England vs India series, and Amanda Thorpe said it will raise money for mental health charity Mind.
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An inquest into Graham Thorpe's death heard he told his wife he "doesn't want to be here anymore" in the weeks before he was struck by a train in Surrey. His widow said he took his own life.
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Ashes drinking video caused ‘catastrophic damage’ to Graham Thorpe
An inquest into the death of former England cricket player and coach Graham Thorpe has been told the leaking of a video of a post-Ashes drinking session between Australia and England – and the fallout – weighed heavy on him, as did his sacking after England lost the 2021-22 Ashes series 4-0
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