Thanks everyone for your kind words. I keep thinking about the poor friend who shared a house with him and was the one to come home from work to that shocker. I know I'd be a complete mess if that had been me. Haven't seen or heard from them, no surprise there I suppose. And of course, wondering why he thought life was that hopeless, but I doubt that question will ever be answered.
One good thing about teaching is that there's no time to dwell on your own problems / issues at work, so today will be a bit of a relief I think. Sports day this morning and parents evening after school so busy, busy. xx